gnat,

While the approach you use does work, getting the two sides equal length can be a bit of a fiddle. You may want to tie them in as one bunch, about halfway between thorax/wing area and end of shank (if required, pull on the buts to get the overall tail length you want), then as you overwrap with thread towards the bend, split them by tweaking each half to their side of the shank.

Try. You may like.

Cheers,
Hans W


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