"The Ness No. 7" by Francis, Francis

Author Francis, Francis
Book A Book on Angling
Book Edition N/A
Page 358
Tags riverness,

Material

  • Tag: Silver tinsel, one turn of ruby floss
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping
  • Body: Orange, brown and blue pig's wool, dressed rough
  • Throat: Dark medium blue
  • Rib: Silver tinsel
  • Wing: Golden pheasant tippet, strips of brown mallard and pintail
  • Sides: Two short pea-green parrot feathers
  • Horns: Blue macaw

Cites list

This pattern contains cites material. The following list is a suggestion of substitutes you can use for this pattern.

Animal Substitutes
Parrot
  • Feather - Tail => Swan : Feather - Wing
  • Feather - Tail => Turkey : Feather - Tail
Macaw

Original material

As written in the book:

Tag, silver tinsel, and one turn of ruby floss tail, one topping; body, orange merging to brown, and that into blue pig's wool, dressed roughish; hackle, darkish medium blue only at shoulder; silver tinsel; wing, a tippet feather, and slips of brown mallard and pintail over it, two short pea-green parrot feathers over the buts of these feathers; blue macaw ribs

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel Silver      
Floss
One turn
Ruby      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Body Pig Wool Orange      
Pig Wool Brown      
Pig Wool Blue      
Throat Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
Medium dark
Blue - Dark      
Rib Tinsel Silver      
Wing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck Natural
Mallard
Latin: Anas platyrhynchos
Feather
Strip
Brown      
Pintail
Latin: Anas acuta
Feather
Strip
Natural
Sides Parrot
Latin: Order: Psittaciformes
Cites
Feather
Pea-green short
Green      
Other Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail Blue      

Materials in pattern

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