Use capture and pull technique to gather just enough fibers to hold the yarn on the hook. Wrap 2 wraps of sparkle yarn over the foam. Pile 4 CDC feathers on top of each other and take two thread wraps around the bundle with the stems pointing forward. Pull through by the butts to right length for emerging wing. Tips will be propped against sparkle yarn and stand up and back.
Butts extend forward.
Take two more wraps of yarn very tight over butts. Tie foam forward and cut off tips. Check bottom to make sure two pieces are separate creating the effect of a splitting shuck. Separate out CDC barbs from quills at head of fly and cut out quills. Barbs are left at front as legs.