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International String Figure Association The ISFA works to gather, preserve, and distribute string figure knowledge for future generations to enjoy this ancient pastime. They have a list of publications, an invitation to become a member, a mailing list, and links to related web sites. Of particular interest are the detailed instructions for making figures collected in 1924 by Diamond Jenness in the Canadian Arctic. Search in Category: Kids and Teens: Sports and Hobbies: Crafts: String Figures www.isfa.org/isfa.htm - modified: Feb 01 2009 - cached |
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String Figures Brian Cox, the Incredible Stringman, tells a story called "Going Fishing" illustrated with string figures. Photos and text of his performance. Search in Category: Kids and Teens: Sports and Hobbies: Crafts: String Figures Search in Category: Regional: North America: Canada: Manitoba: Localities: W: Winnipeg: Business and Economy: Event Planning www.whimsical-workshop.mb.ca/string.html - published: Jul 15 2003 - cached | |
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String Figures and Shamanism An essay by Lois Stokes, with speculations on the role of string figures in Hawaiian culture. Search in Category: Health: Alternative: Huna www.huna.org/html/string.html - cached | |
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Strings on Your Fingers: String Figures, Tricks, Catches, Designs, Cat's Cradle New York, Dover Publications, Inc., 1962. The Dover edition, first published in 1962, is an unabridged republication of the work first published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1906 under the former title: ... Search in Category: Home: Gardening: History Search in Category: Society: History: By Topic: Cultural History www.gardendigest.com/string - published: May 12 2005 - cached | |
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Me Human, You Alien How to talk to an extraterrestrial, using a handful of coins, a loop of string, a flashlight, and two magnets. This is an excerpt from a book entitled "The Handbook of UFO Contact" by Jonathan Vos Post. Search in Category: Society: History: By Time Period: Middle Ages: War and Weapons: Scottish Wars of Independence www.magicdragon.com/EmeraldCity/extraterrestrials/alien1.html - cached | |
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The Mathematics and Origin of String Figures Trivial knot theory, history, and a few new designs by the author, Martin Probert. Search in Category: Kids and Teens: Sports and Hobbies: Crafts: String Figures Search in Category: Science: Math: Topology: Knot Theory website.lineone.net/~m.p/sf/menu.html - published: Dec 01 2005 - cached | |
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WWW Collection of Favorite String Figures Instructions using string figure notation and prose descriptions, along with diagrams and some video clips. Features twelve beginner-level figures, followed by others of increasing difficulty, and a directory of performers. www.alysion.org/string.htm - cached | |
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Yahoo! Groups Stringfigures Registered members of this group are interested in describing and illustrating string figures for publication on the web at WWW Collection of Favorite String Figures. They are also developing a system of string figure notation (SFN). Search in Category: Computers: Internet: E-mail: Mailing Lists: Hosted Services groups.yahoo.com/group/stringfigures - published: Jan 26 2001 - cached | |
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