156 THE DRIFFIELD ANGLER. 



it thin and even on the silk, and lap it neatly 

 side by side till you come near to the middle 

 of the fly; strip off the dubbing, and fasten 

 there with one noose ; wax the silk, and leave 

 it hanging till you bring down the point of 

 the hackle to that place ; now take the hackle 

 by the point, and bring both sides of the 

 feather to the back of the stem, taking them 

 several times through your lips, and making 

 them wet, then they will stand together at the 

 back, or side, of the stem next you ; then 

 take the point of the hackle between the 

 finger and thumb of the right hand, work the 

 hackle neatly down till you come to where 

 the silk is hanging, then bring the hackle 

 round close over 1 the end of the dubbing, 

 keeping it very tight^ with the silk make two 

 laps and a noose, then cut away w r hat is left 

 of the point of the hackle ; wax the silk and 

 take a small quantity of the same dubbing 

 and twirl it round the silk, very thin towards 

 the tail, make one lap at the end of the tail 

 and strip off what remains on the silk of the 

 dubbing ; wax your silk, make two nooses 



