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must now be twisted round the silk and wrapped on 

 the hook about half the proposed length of the body, 

 when it may be fastened by a single loop, in order 

 that both hands may be at liberty for the better 

 management of the hackle. When sufficient feather 

 is wound upon the hook, the remaining part should 

 be held firmly under the thumb of the left hand, and 

 the fibres which may be entangled picked out by a 

 needle; the silk, with the dubbing, must then be 

 wound over the end of the hackle, which the thumb 

 kept down, until the body of the fly is of the size 

 required, and then fasten. If gold or silver twist be 

 necessary, fasten it at the lower end of the body 

 before you apply the dubbing to the silk, and, after 

 forming the body with the dubbing, wind the twist 

 neatly over it, but not too close. 



To make a winged fly, the same method may be 

 observed in tying on the hook ; then take the feather 

 which is to form the wings, and place it even on the 

 the upper side of the shank, with the roots pointed 

 towards the bend of the hook; after fastening the 

 feather by winding the silk over it, cut the root ends 

 close with a pair of scissors, and divide the wings as 

 equally as possible with a needle, passing the silk 

 twice or thrice between them, which will make them 

 stand in a proper position ; then carry the silk 

 from the wings down the shank of the hook, about 



