"The Garray No. 2" by Francis, Francis

Author Francis, Francis
Book A Book on Angling
Book Edition N/A
Page 368
Tags rivergarry,

Material

  • Tag: Gold tinsel, mulberry and gold-coloured floss
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping, some strands of tippet and wood-duck
  • Butt: Black ostrich herl
  • Body: Three or four turns gold-coloured floss silk, mixed medium green (predominant) and yellow pig's wool
  • Rib: Broad silver tinsel, gold twist
  • Hackle: Black
  • Throat: Guinea, heavy
  • Underwing: Golden pheasant tippet and peacock sword feather
  • Wing: Strips of orange, yellow, and dark claret-red swan, strips of gold pheasant tail, brown mallard, bustard
  • Sides: Teal
  • Topping: Golden pheasant topping
  • 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
Peacock
Kori Bustard
  • Feather => Turkey : Feather - Tail
Macaw

Original material

As written in the book:

Tag, gold tinsel and mulberry and gold-coloured floss; tail, a topping and some sprigs of tippet and wood-duck; but, black ostrich herl; body, gold-coloured floss silk, three or four turns, and mixed medium green and yellow pig's wool, the green predominating; broad silver tinsel and gold twist; black hackle, gallina (pretty thick) on the shoulder; under wing, a tippet feather and a sword feather, with strips of orange, yellow, and dark claret-red swan, strips of gold pheasant tail, brown mallard, bustard over it; teal on either shoulder, topping over all; blue macaw ribs; black head.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel Gold      
Floss Mulberry
Floss Gold      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck
Some strands
Natural
Wood Duck
Latin: Aix sponsa
Feather
Some strands
Natural
Butt Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Herl Black      
Body Floss - Silk
Three or four turns
Gold      
Pig Wool
Medium
Green      
Pig Wool
Mixed with green (which is predominant)
Yellow      
Rib Tinsel
Broad
Silver      
Tinsel - Twist Gold      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck Black      
Throat Guinea Feather
Heavy
Natural
Wing - underwing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck Natural
Other Peacock
Latin: Pavo cristatus
Cites
Sword
Feather Natural
Wing Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing
Strip
Orange      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing
Strip
Yellow      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing
Strip
Claret-red      
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Tail
Strip
Natural
Mallard
Latin: Anas platyrhynchos
Feather
Strip
Brown      
Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather
Strip
Natural
Sides Teal
Latin: Anas crecca
Feather Natural
Topping Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Horns Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail Blue      
Head Black      

Materials in pattern

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