The Complete Angler* 1 1 



or Crewel, Gold or Silver three!, 

 make thefe faft at the bent of the 

 hook, that is to fay, below your ar- 

 ming) then you muft take the hack- 

 el, the lilver or gold thred, and work 

 it up to the wings, fhifting or ftil re- 

 moving your fingers as you turn the 

 Silk about the hook: and ftill look- 

 ing at every flop or turne that your 

 gold, or what materials foever you 

 make your Fly of, do lye right and 

 neatly ; and if you find they do fo, 

 then when you have made the head, 

 make all fail, and then work your 

 hackel up to the head , and make 

 that fail ; and then with a needle or 

 pin divide the wing mte two, and 

 then with the arming Silk whip it a- 

 boutcrofs-w ayes betwixt the wings, 

 and then with your thumb you muft 

 turn the point of the feather toward s . 

 the bent of the hook, and then work 

 three or four times about the {hank 

 of the hook and then view the 

 proportion, and if all be neat, and 



