Lady Di SBS

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Madam X dressed up for a night on the town; my apologies to our friends across the pond for the name (obviously an older pattern). Original just had a red band at the leg tie-in; hot pink goes so much better with the blonde hair.


hook - Dai Riki 280 #10
thread - UTC 140 Hot Pink
tail - elk bleached
body - peacock herl
head- same as tail, semi bullet-head
legs - rubber fine black


Part 1

Mash down barb and attach thread at head (gap width)

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cut a clump of elk hair; clean, stack and measure for length (shank + gap)

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hold clump on top of hook and tie in with 2 soft loops, pull tight while holding; let it flare, don't let it spin

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pull some of the butts up, take a wrap; repeat a few times (locks the hair in place)

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pull butts back and wrap, creating base for head; trim butts and smooth with thread

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Part 2

clean, stack, measure (gap width past bend) another clump of elk

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tie down, run a few wraps through the butts, then spiral up to junction with head butts; trim and smooth with thread

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tie in some peacock, wrap to back of head

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pull hair at head up and back over the top; tie down

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add legs

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whip finish, SHHAN, trim legs

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Regards,
Scott

Can't go wrong with a splash of pink. Like it.

IIRC, Lady Di liked polka dots ("spots"). Therefore jungle cock eyes would seem to be appropriate.
Just a thought.

Regards,
Ed