"The Shin No. 1" by Francis, Francis

Author Francis, Francis
Book A Book on Angling
Book Edition N/A
Page 369
Tags rivershin,

Material

  • Tag: Gold tinsel, orange floss
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping
  • Butt: Black ostrich herl
  • Body: Three turns of gold-coloured floss,. Remaining 1/2 yellow 1/2 bright claret-red pig's wool
  • Hackle: Black
  • Throat: Light claret
  • Underwing: Golden pheasant tippet
  • Wing: Strips of peacock, gold pheasant

Cites list

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

Animal Substitutes
Peacock

Original material

As written in the book:

Tag, gold tinsel and orange floss; tail, one top-ping; but, black ostrich herl; body, two or three turns of gold-coloured floss, half yellow and half bright claret-red pig's wool; black hackle, light claret at shoulder; under wing a tippet, strips of peacock, gold pheasant

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel Gold      
Floss Orange      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Butt Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Herl Black      
Body Floss
Three turns
Gold      
Pig Wool
1/2 body
Yellow      
Pig Wool
Bright claret-red, 1/2 body
Claret-red      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck Black      
Throat Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck Claret - light
Other Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck Natural
Wing Peacock
Latin: Pavo cristatus
Cites
Feather
Strip
Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Tail
Strip
Natural

Materials in pattern

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