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at one end, and applied to the tying silk 

 with the taper end towards the hook, as 

 shown in Fig. 9. All "dubbing" should 

 be teazed up and ap- 

 plied in this way. 



The wool must now 

 be taken between the 

 thumb and first finger 

 of the right hand, and 

 twisted round the tying 

 silk by rubbing the 



FIG. 9. thumb and finger to- 



gether. The " dubbing " 

 is now spun on, and should cover from 

 about a quarter to three-quarters of an 

 inch of the tying silk, according to the size 

 of the hook. It should be wound round 

 the shank to the head, leaving a small 

 portion of the shank bare at the head 

 for the hackle and wings. The tinsel or 

 wire is then wound round in a spiral to 

 the head, tied, and the surplus cut off. 

 The hackle should now be applied. The 

 longest fibres of the hackle must be 

 of the same length as the hook. Clear 

 off the flue with the nails of the thumb 

 and first finger, and then holding the tip 



