Tying Instructions: Sexstone Nymph

1.Put the bead on first. Fill the void of the bead with leadfree wire wrapping to the midpoint of the shank..
Step One
2. Attach the thread and wrap the thread over the leadwraps, securing with a brushing of Zap-a-Gap. Wrap the thread down to the tail tie-in position at the bend of the hook.
Step Two
3. Create a small dubbed ball to keep the biot tails angled.
Step Three
4. Secure two goose biots with the concave sides facing. The dubbed ball will angle the two biots.
Step Four
5. Remove the fibers from the base of 3-4 strands of large Peacock herl to secure the herl quill tightly to the shank. Step Five
6. Wrap the thread forward and place two Goose biots behind the bead along the side of the shank for two antennae.
Step Six
7. Position the first legs at the 2/3 mark of the shank from the tail. Secure the leg strand with X wraps and a couple of wraps on the leading edge of the strand to angle the strand back at a 45 degree bend.
Step Seven
8. Attach the second leg strand at the midpoint of the shank. Secure in the same method as the first. Step Eight
9. Bring the thread in front of the first leg strand and leave it there. At the tail tie-in area, twist the herl strands into a loose rope and wind the rope forward to the leg strands, between the leg strands, and a couple of wraps in front of the forward leg strand. Secure with a thread wrap.
Step Nine
10. Cut a slip of wing material from the medallion sheeting. The wing should have a notch cut out at the base and a tapered shape. You will need two of these. Attach the first wingcase in front of the legs where your last herl wraps were secured. The end of the wingcase should be about halfway between the tail tie in and the first set of legs.
Step Ten
11. Wrap the tag ends of the herl rope forward to the base of the biot antennae. These wraps hide the secured area of the first wingcase.
Step Eleven
12. Position your second wingcase so that the end is just at the midpoint of the shank. Secure the wingcase just behind the antennae with some thread wraps. Pull the tag end of the wingcase over the wraps and apply a couple more thread wraps to lock the material in. Trim off the remaining wingcase material.
Step Twelve
13. Attach a single herl at the base of the shank behind the bead. Wrap the herl as a collar hiding the securing thread wraps. Secure the herl with a thread wrap and whip finish between the collar and the antennae.
Step Thirteen
14. Trim the legs to suit. The finished Sexstone Nymph.
Step Fourteen

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