ON EYED-HOOKS. 



Trim the wings to shape with sharp curved scissors 

 (%. 56). 



Fig- 56. 



Z0 make Detached Bodies: 



Take an ordinary bristle such as is used by 

 bootmakers, either natural or dyed, according to 

 the colour of the body of the fly to be imitated. 

 If too thick, split in two from 

 the point. Double it tightly 

 in form shown (fig. 57). Flg> 57< 



Holding the bristle firmly between the nails of 

 the thumb and forefinger of the left hand, take 

 two very tight turns of thoroughly waxed silk 

 close down to the doubled end of the bristle. Lay 

 in position the fibres to form the tail. 



For an india-rubber body, take a thin narrow 

 slip of this material, either cut from the ordinary 

 bottle-rubber with a sharp knife previously well 

 wetted, or drawn from webbing such as is used 



