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* For this figure, double your string before
starting, or use a short string (wrapped 4 times around your
palm) |
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Loop the string over your left hand so it runs
behind your thumb, across the front of your palm, and behind
your little finger. The main part of the loop should hang
down in front of your wrist. |
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Loop the string over the thumb and little finger
of your right hand in the same way. |
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Pull your hands apart, with palms facing until
the string is tight. This is called position 1. |
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Slide the index finger of your right hand under
the string crossing your left palm and return your hands to
their original position. |
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Repeat this movement with your left index
finger. You should now have loops on your thumbs, index,
and little fingers. The strings criss-cross between your
hands in a diamond pattern. This is called opening A. |
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Put your thumbs over the first set of strings
around your index fingers, and under the second set (the ones
running diagonally from index to little fingers). Return
your thumbs to their original position. The thumbs now
have two sets of strings - an upper and a lower. |
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Slip the lower thumb string over the upper thumb
strings, and release it. This is called Navahoeing. |
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Slip your little fingers out of their loops and
pull the string tight. If you tip your hands so your
thumbs are horizontal and your fingers point down, you have a
figure called the Cup and Saucer. |
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To continue making the Alaskan Star - hold the
string figure horizontally. If you look down at it
from above, you will see three sets of strings crossing the
centre. One string is on top of the other two. Slip
your little fingers under the top string and pull it back until
your palms are facing. |
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Drop the string from both thumbs. |
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Put your thumbs over the strings running around
your index fingers, and under the first string around your
little fingers. Return your thumbs to their original
position. |
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Remove one of your little fingers from the loop
and adjust your hands gently until you can see the star. |
