Start the cream silk behind the eye and wrap a smooth base to the bend. A quill body shows every lump beneath it, so keep the underbody dead level.
Tie in six to eight stiff dark blue dun fibers as a tail, one shank length long.
Tie in a stripped brown peacock quill by its tip and wrap it forward in touching turns to the 75% mark, letting the light and dark edges form natural segmentation.
Varnish the quill body thinly for durability.
Wind 4-5 turns of dark blue dun cock hackle at the head.