Nick Thomas
Easy
- Run on the thread at the eye and take down to the bend and back.
- Cut the edge off the brown and black barred ribbon and strip out a few of the long fibres.
- Fold the fibres around the thread and tie down along the shank to form the tails.
- Cut the uncoloured and one of the brown ribbons in half lengthways and strip out the long fibres.
- Catch in at the bend and tie two thirds of the way up the shank.
- Wind forward in parallel to form the two-tone abdomen, tie in and remove the waste ends.
- Tie in the black ribbon hanging back over the abdomen.
- Cut the edge off the second brown ribbon, strip out all the long fibres and tie in.
- Wind forward, tie in and remove the waste.
- Pull the black ribbon forward to form the wing case, tie in and trim off the end.
- Build a neat head, whip finish and varnish.
| Hook | Sprite S2200 #14 |
| Thread | 12/0 brown |
| Body & Tails | 4mm silk ribbon and marker pens |
