ON EYED-HOOKS. 51 



Wind the floss-silk evenly down, and secure 

 with one turn of the tying-silk, cutting off closely 

 any remnant of the floss ; rib down with open turns 

 of the herl ; similarly fasten it in, and cut off any 

 remnant ; carry the flat gold down between the ribs 

 of herl ; secure, and break off refuse end (fig. 34). 



Fig. 34- 



In turning the hackle, 

 take three or four close 

 turns at the head, and 

 the remainder in open 

 coils each against and 

 immediately above the 

 ribs of the herl. With 

 the right thumb and fore- 

 finger, draw the fibres 

 of the hackle forwards, 

 so as to set them at right 

 angles to the hook-shank 



. 35). 

 Secure the point of the 



Fig- 35- 



