Step 1

Slide a bead onto the hook and mount it in the vise.

Step 2

Tie in the thread.

Step 3

Tie in the silver wire and start looking at the hook in thirds. Cover 1/3 with thread.

Step 4

Wrap the thread back up to the bead.

Step 5

Wrap the thread down to the next point...

Step 6

... and wrap it back up again.

Step 7

Wrap it down to the last point...

Step 8

... and wrap it back up again. (Getting bored soon?)

Step 9

One more time. Uptil now, we have mainly been building. Flatten the thread completely for this last time by spinning the bobbin counter clockwise. Then wrap it all the way down and back up again. Stop a little now and then to flatten the thread again.

Step 10

Spiral wrap the wire over the body. Tie it in behind the bead and cut the waste.

Step 11

Build up a thread "cone" behind the bead.

Step 12

Make a whip finish behind the bead.

Done...

How much simpler can a fly be?

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