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WWW Collection of Favorite String Figures Open in a new windowLink Details
- 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.
- http://www.alysion.org/string.htm

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World Wide Webs - String Figures from Around the World Open in a new windowLink Details
- 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
- http://www.darsie.net/string/

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Yahoo! Groups Stringfigures Open in a new windowLink Details
- 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).
- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stringfigures/

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Me Human, You Alien Open in a new windowLink Details
- 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.
- http://www.magicdragon.com/EmeraldCity/extraterrestrials/alien1.html

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String Figures and Shamanism Open in a new windowLink Details
- An essay by Lois Stokes, with speculations on the role of string figures in Hawaiian culture.
- http://www.huna.org/html/string.html

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Strings On Your Fingers Open in a new windowLink Details
- 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.
- http://www.gardendigest.com/string/index.htm

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The Mathematics and Origin of String Figures Open in a new windowLink Details
- Trivial knot theory, history, and a few new designs by the author, Martin Probert.
- http://website.lineone.net/~m.p/sf/menu.html

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String Figures Open in a new windowLink Details
- Brian Cox, the Incredible Stringman, tells a story called "Going Fishing" illustrated with string figures. Photos and text of his performance.
- http://www.whimsical-workshop.mb.ca/string.html

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International String Figure Association Open in a new windowLink Details
- 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
- http://www.isfa.org/isfa.htm

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