146 



toop thus-: double down the end for about two inches* 

 and pass the tip through the double thus made, so as to 

 form -what is called a half "-hitch -, bring it down again so 

 as to be parallel with your line, and commencing a little 

 below the tip, whip upwards wkh your silk, until you 

 come to the place where it doubled in ; there finish off 

 \vith a concealed, knot, but without cutting away your 

 silk j whip also a little above the crossing, to keep 'your 

 loop more compact, and to give greater security 'to this 

 part of .the work. See Fig. 4, Plate IV. 



The whole of the whipping at both ends of your 

 gimp, should be well rubbed with your wax {i. e. shoe- 

 maker's), and the gimp itself will not be worse, either as 

 to colour or duration, if it be smartly, but lightly, rubbed 

 also j observe, that quick motion causes (he wax to melt 

 in rubbing, and disposes it to cover the surface more 

 freely and evenly 3 while the lightness of action prevents 

 its being laid on too thick, and saves the gimp from 

 injury. / 



The line itself should be sufficiently substantial, such 

 as very thick whip-cord, or moderately thin laid- cord-, 

 the length must be entirely governed by the depth of 

 water, or other local circumstances j but in general for 

 a single line, set independently, about six feet will 

 suffice. 



At each end of your line should be a loop, sufficiently 

 large to pass a pullet's egg through ; that at the top is 

 for receiving a forked stake of hazel, &c. by which it is 

 fixed to the bank. 



The other loop at the bottom, is to pass through the 

 loop at the top of your gimp, when the former being ex- 

 tended, the hook previously baited, by means of a baiting 

 needle, is to pass through it j then drawing both the gimp 



