"The Wilkinson" by Francis, Francis

Author Francis, Francis
Book A Book on Angling
Book Edition N/A
Page 346
Tags rivertweed,

Material

  • Tag: Silver thread and gold floss
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping and a strands of tippet
  • Butt: Red crewell
  • Body: Silver
  • Rib: Silver thread
  • Hackle: Medium blue
  • Throat: Bright lake
  • Wing: Mixed, bustard, wood-duck, pintail, blue and red macaw
  • Topping: Golden pheasant topping
  • Sides: Jungle-cock
  • Cheeks: Kingfisher
  • Horns: Blue macaw
  • Head: Black

Cites list

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

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

Original material

As written in the book:

A silver body, ribbed with silver thread, with a mixed wing of bustard, wood-duck, pintail, blue and red macaw, with a pair of jungle-cock at the sides, and kingfisher cheeks, and one topping over all; blue macaw ribs. Hackle a medium blue with bright lake hackle over at shoulder; tag, silver thread and gold floss tail, a topping, and a short stump of tippet; but, red crewell; head black.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Thread Silver      
Floss Gold      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck
Strands
Natural
Butt Crewel Red      
Body Tinsel Silver      
Rib Thread Silver      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
Medium blue
Blue      
Throat Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
Bright lake
 
Wing Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather Natural
Wood Duck
Latin: Aix sponsa
Feather Natural
Pintail
Latin: Anas acuta
Feather Natural
Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather Blue      
Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather Red      
Topping Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Sides Jungle Cock
Latin: Gallus sonneratii
Cites
Feather - Neck Natural
Other Kingfisher
Latin: Alcedo atthis
Feather Blue      
Horns Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail Blue      
Head Black      

Materials in pattern

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