I tried to tie up some Baillie's Black Spiders yesterday, and was frustrated to not be able to find the feathers I thought I needed. The recipe calls for the "long, lance-shaped" feathers and to make 3-5 wraps or wind the feathers around the thread. Trouble was, I couldn't find any feathers that had the blackish part long enough to make that many winds. Does Starling come in varying grades? Or ages? Do I just need to go to a shop and pick through them till I find one with longer feathers?