String Figures (Crafts)

String Figures Sites:

Rain Forest String Figures From Guyana Rain Forest String Figures From Guyana: Photographs taken on a canoe trip along the upper Essequibo River in extreme southern Guyana. Some of the Wai Wai and Wapishana guides and boatmen demonstrated a few string figures for the author. (String Figures) http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/1414/guy.htm World Wide Webs - String Figures from Around the World World Wide Webs - String Figures from Around the World: Richard Darsie's instructions (with photographs) for making a wide variety of string figures popular with native cultures throughout the world, organized by "families" and rated according to difficulty. He provides bibliographical references to (String Figures) http://www.darsie.net/string/ String Figures and Shamanism String Figures and Shamanism: An essay by Lois Stokes, with speculations on the role of string figures in Hawaiian culture. (String Figures) http://www.huna.org/html/string.html String Figures Depict the Universe String Figures Depict the Universe: An excerpt of two illustrations from "Artists in String" by Kathleen Haddon; a book showing how different cultures express information using a loop of string. (String Figures) http://www.adh.bton.ac.uk/schoolofdesign/MA.COURSE/LVLString.html The Mathematics and Origin of String Figures The Mathematics and Origin of String Figures: Trivial knot theory, history, and a few new designs by the author, Martin Probert. (String Figures) http://website.lineone.net/~m.p/sf/menu.html WWW Collection of Favorite String Figures 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. (String Figures) http://www.alysion.org/string.htm By Hook or By Book By Hook or By Book: An excerpt from a murder mystery novel by D. R. Meredith. The victim is murdered by one of several string figure enthusiasts, over a newly-found manuscript by Caroline F. Jayne. (String Figures) http://www.femmesfatalesauthors.com/drm-chap.htm String Figures String Figures: Brian Cox, the Incredible Stringman, tells a story called "Going Fishing" illustrated with string figures. Photos and text of his performance. (String Figures) http://www.whimsical-workshop.mb.ca/string.html International String Figure Association 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 particu (String Figures) http://www.isfa.org/isfa.htm Yahoo! Groups Stringfigures 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). (String Figures) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stringfigures/ Strings On Your Fingers Strings On Your Fingers: Michael P. Garofalo does presentations on string figures art, and performances of string figures, catches, and tricks in Northern California and Southern Oregon. His site has a recommended reading list and bibliography for string figures. (String Figures) http://www.gardendigest.com/string/index.htm Me Human, You Alien 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. (String Figures) http://www.magicdragon.com/EmeraldCity/extraterrestrials/alien1.html