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Originator:

Nick Thomas

Pattern type:

Nymph

Skill level/difficulty:

Medium

Instruction:

Run on the thread at the eye, take down the shank in touching turns and then halfway back in open turns. Snip off the tag end.
Fold the organza fibres in half around the thread, pull tight and tie down along the top of the shank to form the tails. Pull the tails taut and trim to length.
Wind the thread forward and catch in the end of a piece of body glass with the flat side down. Stretch the plastic and tie back down to the tails.
Stretch and wind the body glass in touching turns easing off the tension as you wrap to produce a tapered abdomen. Tie in and trim off the waste end.
Tie in a length of ribbon hanging back over the abdomen followed by tying in the partridge feather by the tip. Fold the feather forward and check that the fibres sit in the right place to form the legs and adjust as necessary.
Cut the end of a piece of nymph skin to a point and tie in. Wind the material in overlapping turns and tie in leaving a small space behind the eye. Stretch and cut off the waste end.
Fold the feather forward with the stalk running down the centre of the thorax, tie in and trim off the waste.
Fold the organza over the feather, tie in at the eye and remove the waste end.
Build a neat head, whip finish and cut the thread.
Apply a thin coat of UV-resin to the thorax cover, followed by a coat of varnish over the top and around the head.

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