"The Baker" by Francis, Francis

Author Francis, Francis
Book A Book on Angling
Book Edition N/A
Page 339

Material

  • Tag: Gold twist and light blue floss
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping
  • Butt: Black herl
  • Body: Three turns of golden-coloured floss then dark orange, light blue, and red pig's wool
  • Rib: Broadish gold tinsel
  • Hackle: Medium red claret hackle
  • Throat: Gallina and a light blue hackle
  • Wing: Two golden pheasant tippet, strands of gold pheasant tail, bustard, peacock, red, bright green, and blue and yellow strands of swan over
  • Horns: Blue macaw
  • Head: Black

Cites list

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Animal Substitutes
Kori Bustard
  • Feather => Turkey : Feather - Tail
Peacock
Macaw

Original material

As written in the book:

Tag, gold twist and lightish blue floss; tail, a topping; but, black herl; body, three turns of golden-coloured floss, dark orange, light blue, and red pig's wool; broadish gold tinsel; medium red claret hackle, gallina at shoulder, with light blue over it under wing, two tippet feathers, sprigs of gold pheasant tail, bustard, peacock, red, bright green, and blue and yellow sprigs of swan over; blue macaw ribs; black head.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel - Twist Gold      
Floss Blue - Light      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Butt Herl Black      
Body Floss
Three turns
Gold      
Pig Wool Orange - Dark      
Pig Wool Blue - Light      
Pig Wool Red      
Rib Tinsel - Flat
Broad
Gold      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
Medium red-claret
Red      
Throat Guinea Feather Natural
Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck Blue - Light      
Wing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck
Two
Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Tail
Strands
Natural
Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather
Strands
Natural
Peacock
Latin: Pavo cristatus
Cites
Feather
Strands
Natural
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing
Strands
Red      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing
Strands, bright green
Green      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing
Strands
Blue      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Yellow      
Horns Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail Blue      
Head Black      

Materials in pattern

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