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No. 3. The black-wing-haclde. The 

 wings, the light part of a feather from the 

 stare or starling's wings, stripped off from the 

 stem ; the body, black water-dog's fur, and 

 black hackle over it, and is made thus : take 

 a good even silk-worm gut, a hook No. 6 or 

 7, and proceed as with the Salmon-flies, al- 

 ways observing to keep the feather close to- 

 gether, even and level at the points, laying 

 it on (as before) with the wrong side upper- 

 most ; when you come to use the fur for the 

 body, lay it on very thin and neat, and work 

 the hackle, which must be suited in size, neat- 

 ly over it till it comes up to the wings, then 

 bring it twice round, but if there be too 

 much strip it off; whip the stem fast, and 

 cutting away the end that remains, take your 

 needle and divide the feather for the wings 

 into two parts, as equal as possible, and 

 bring that part nearest you by turning it 

 downwards, and holding it a little tight and 

 smooth, give it three or four laps just over 

 the feather, as near the top of it as you can, 

 so that the silk may not slip ofi] keeping aljl 

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