"The Teith: No.5" by Francis, Francis

Author Francis, Francis
Book A Book on Angling
Book Edition N/A
Page 387

Material

  • Tag: Gold tinsel, one turn of bright yellow crewel
  • Tail: Short slip of yellow crewel
  • Butt: One turn of scarlet wool
  • Body: Light blue wool, one turn of yellow wool at the shoulder
  • Rib: Medium silver tinsel
  • Hackle: Blue dun grizzly
  • Wing: Golden pheasant tail

Original material

As written in the book:

Tag, gold tinsel, then one turn of bright yellow crewel, and a short slip of it left for a rudimentary tail. Then for the but, one turn of scarlet wool; body, light blue (with the faintest tinge of green in it) wool, one turn of yellow at the shoulder; moderate silver tinsel; grizzled blue, dun hackle with a blackish stump to it all up; wings of the streaky feather in gold pheasant tail.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel Gold      
Crewel
Bright yellow, one turn
Yellow      
Tail Crewel
Short slip
Yellow      
Butt Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Wool
One turn
Scarlet      
Body Wool Blue - Light      
Wool
One turn by wing
Yellow      
Rib Tinsel
Medium
Silver      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
Blue dun
Blue      
Wing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Tail Natural

Materials in pattern

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