gold/green wraps on Matrix blank

This is a photo of the first stripper guide on a 9wt AMTAK matrix fly rod blank. Underwrap is "gossamer" nylon gold (non metallic) burnishd to show gold/silver blotching to match Pac Bay milled reel seat with medium green silk overwraps on the guide foot. Hard to see but the green thread begins on the blank & spirals up to open loops. Finish is two coats of thin epoxy.