Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny & Gold, 1802 |
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Page 343
... hand over the binding , and with the right , make four turns of the thread over it , then pass the end of the thread between the under side of the finger and rod , and withdraw the finger ; lastly , with the fore finger and thumb of the ...
... hand over the binding , and with the right , make four turns of the thread over it , then pass the end of the thread between the under side of the finger and rod , and withdraw the finger ; lastly , with the fore finger and thumb of the ...
Page 351
... hand , take the silk with the right , and twisting it betwixt the finger and thumb of that hand , the dubbing will spin itself about the silk , which , when it has done , whip it about the armed hook backward , to the setting on of the ...
... hand , take the silk with the right , and twisting it betwixt the finger and thumb of that hand , the dubbing will spin itself about the silk , which , when it has done , whip it about the armed hook backward , to the setting on of the ...
Page 352
... hand , and having a fine bristle , and other materials , lying ready , take half a yard of fine red marking silk , well waxed , and , with the right hand , give it four or five turns about the shank of the hook , inclining the turns to ...
... hand , and having a fine bristle , and other materials , lying ready , take half a yard of fine red marking silk , well waxed , and , with the right hand , give it four or five turns about the shank of the hook , inclining the turns to ...
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