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Partridge
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The Partridge
by Marvin Nolte |
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Hook: Partridge CS7DB Blind Eye Hook
Tag:
Oval gold tinsel and fiery brown floss
Tail: Topping, brown partridge, and chatterer
Butt: Black herl
Body: First half oval gold tinsel, veiled above and
below with brown partridge; second half
scarlet seal's fur
Ribs: Oval gold, over seal's fur
Hackle: Yellow, over seal's fur
Throat: Partridge
Wings: Partridge tail feathers; married slips of green,
yellow, white and scarlet turkey, bustard,
and Argus pheasant dyed gold; a topping over
Sides: Jungle Cock
Cheeks: Chatterer
Horns: Blue and gold macaw
Head: Black herl
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Step
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Attach the silkworm gut.
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Photos: Marvin Nolte |
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Step
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Tie in the oval gold tinsel where the tag will begin. Wind the tinsel forward as many turns as you wish. Leave both waste ends of the tinsel to be wrapped under the floss.
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Step
3:
Tie in the floss at the tail position. Wind it down to the tinsel and back.
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Step
4:
Tie in the tail.
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Step
5:
The first tail veiling is a brown feather from a Partridge's back. Tie in the feather good side up.
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Step
6:
Tie in a chatterer feather, good side up, on top of the partridge. [Kingfisher may be substituted for the chatterer.]
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Step
7:
Tie in and wrap the butt.
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Step 8:
At the middle point of the body tie in the oval gold tinsel then form an underbody for the tinsel portion of the body. White UTC 280 thread was used in the photograph.
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Step 9:
Wrap the tinsel portion of the body.
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Step 10:
The body veilings are the same brown partridge back feathers used for the tail veiling. Tie in one feather above the body and one below.
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Step 11:
Tie in the tinsel ribbing and body hackle. The ribbing is tied in at the seven o'clock (looking from bend to eye) position; the hackle is tied in at the six o'clock position.
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Step 12:
Dub the scarlet seal's fur body. When judging how much room to leave after the dubbing, remember that you may have to use a partridge tail feather for the throat. Partridge tail feathers have a thick stem.
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Step 13:
Wind the ribs.
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Step 14:
Wind the hackle behind the ribs, taking an extra turn after the last
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Part
II |
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