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of a long fibre, and of a hackle, at the same place ; then, 

 lapping down the whole length as far as the shank is 

 straight, and in making the half-hitches at bottom, a 

 small piece of plating is lapped in. This done, carry the 

 fibre round the hook very close, adding a second, or more 

 fibres, if requisite, to complete down to the end of the 

 whipping. 



When it is completed thereto, lap it in under the plat- 

 ing, which is now to be carried round from the bottom to 

 the top, leaving a very small interval between each 

 round. When the plating is brought up completely, let 

 the hackle be passed round progressively downwards, so 

 as nearly to fill up the intervals left by the plating ; fasten 

 off at the bottom with two half-hitches. 



In this way, all the materials will be seen j and if the 

 hackle have very long stiff fibres, the palmer will bear a 

 close resemblance to those small hairy caterpillars which 

 abound at various seasons. 



1 . The red palmer. 



Body. Of the long fibre from a peacock's tail-feather. 



The plating to be yellow, i. e. gilt. 



The hackle to be red, from the lower part of a 



game cock's neck. 

 Hook. No. 4, or 5 5 work it with red silk. 



2. The Hack palmer. 



Body. -To be the fibres of a black ostrich feather. 

 The plating to be white, i. e. silver. 

 The hackle to be black., worked with black 



silk. 

 Hook,,- No. 4, or 5. 



Having 



