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hook, and twist or spin it on to the tying-silk 

 (fig-. 30). Wind the silk with the dubbing on it 



Fig. 30. 

 up to the shoulder (fig. 31), and, if there is too 



Fig. 31. 



much dubbing on the silk, draw away the surplus 

 from the silk with the nails of the right thumb 

 and forefinger, and wax the silk well. Turn the 

 hackle, fasten it in, carry the silk to the head, 

 finish, and varnish. Pick out a little of the fur 

 with the dubbing-needle at shoulder, and generally 



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