#1 Select eyeballs that are proportional to the size of the hook so as to get the right look to the fly and avoid having the eyeballs over balance the fly.

#2 Attach eyeballs before tying the rest of the fly That avoids having material get in the way or mis-calculating how much room to leave for the eyes.

#3 Create a thread base on which to set the eyeballs so they don't slide around as much while you're working with them. (But avoid making a huge mound of thread. That will only create more problems in trying to balance the eyeballs).

#4 When attaching, set the eyeballs on the hook by holding the eyeball that is the closest to you between the fingernails of the thumb and index finger of your non-dominant hand.

#5 Now wrap five or six thread wraps around the eyeball that is farthest away from you.

#6 Next hold the eyeball that is farthest away from you and make five or six thread wraps around the eyeball that is closest to you.

#7 Now make several thread wraps in front of the eyeballs and then in back.

#8 Next start your figure-eight wraps. The figure-eight wraps the thread over one eyeball, under the hook and then over the other eyeball.

#9 As you wrap, intersperse the figure-eight wraps with wraps that are made over just one eyeball and then over the other (as in steps # 4 and 5) until the eyes are secure.

#10 Make several thread wraps in front of the eyeballs and then behind before taking your thread down the hook to attach your other materials.

#11 Do your whip finish behind the eyeballs.