Hi to the goup, Here is a new Navajo figure. Two Arrowheads 1. Place an untwisted loop on 1 and 2. 2. Rotate the palms 180 degrees, first away from the body,...
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Mark A. Sherman
isfa@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Dec 16, 1999 3:37 am
General Annoucement to members of the ISFA: The 1999 Bulletin was mailed today, along with the December issue of String Figure Magazine. Inside the Bulletin is...
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okteller@xxxx.xxx
Dec 16, 1999 2:43 am
Thanks Mark and Will for all the work. I am taking a pole ------------- ... Maybe the setting sun? I am open for suggestions. ... I just returned from Alaska...
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Calvetti Family
rcalvettijr@xxxxxxxxx...
Dec 16, 1999 6:44 pm
Dave, You get the opportunity to travel and do wonderful things with people that most of us only dream about. Thank you for sharing these experiences, so we...
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Will Wirt
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Dec 18, 1999 9:46 pm
Dave and Gwyn, Thanks for sharing your experiences. Here is a Navajo version of a star figure that seems appropriate for Christmas. I learned it from Ben...
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okteller@xxxx.xxx
Dec 19, 1999 3:57 am
Will, that is the setting sun I was thinking of. Kids like that one because it is fairly easy and has some motion. Today it dawned on me (no pun intended) that...
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okteller@xxxx.xxx
Dec 19, 1999 4:22 am
Hi again, Christmas - if you have not seen my video "String Fun with the Parables" you might not know the following figures that work well for Christmas. Feel...
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okteller@xxxx.xxx
Dec 19, 1999 2:27 pm
David Titus <*{{>< www.Storyteller-Wordsmith.com...
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Mark A. Sherman
isfa@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Dec 20, 1999 12:57 am
Dave and the group, In response to your request for a good new year's eve figure: I put one in the December issue of String Figure Magazine which I think is ...
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H.RISHBETH
hr@xxxx.xxxxx.xx.xxx
Dec 22, 1999 5:20 pm
STRING FIGURES, ECLIPSES, MILLENNIUM, ... Mark & the Group, A suitable figure would be "The Moon [Mwezi]" and continuation "The Moon gone Dark", pages 31 & 32...
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dfscott@xxxxxxx.xxx
Dec 28, 1999 8:30 am
Many years ago (30?)I learned how to make the Apache Door string figure. Out of curiosity I took the solution one step further and untwisted the string twists...
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myriam namolaru
myriam_n@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Dec 30, 1999 8:21 pm
Chers tous, J´ai pensé que ce serait bien de fêter l´an 2000, en réunissant dans une même histoire des figures européennes et des figures japonaises. ...
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myriam namolaru
myriam_n@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Dec 31, 1999 7:43 am
Hello, I think it will be interesting to celebrate New Year´s Day 2000, bringing together in a same story some European figures and some Japanese figures. ...
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myriam namolaru
myriam_n@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 5, 2000 8:00 pm
Hello, I´m searching the book of Paturi Félix "Schnurfiguren aus aller Welt". I know that now it is not in print. Perhaps do you know where I could buy it? ...
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Eddie G. Sterchi
sterchi@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 6, 2000 6:17 pm
Hi All, Just thought you might be interested on how my string figure performances went for 1999. I basically do a 30-45 minute presentation telling a story...
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Mark A. Sherman
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Jan 7, 2000 2:14 am
Myriam, Try amazon.de (German Amazon.com) for Paturi's book. According to their database they can ship a copy in 2-3 work days. Hopefully this information is...
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philipdnoble@xxxxxxx....
Jan 6, 2000 11:15 am
Dear Myriam, Try the internet second hand books. powells.com do english titles but maybe there are others that will do German titles ? Just a possibility happy...
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myriam namolaru
myriam_n@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 7, 2000 10:32 am
Dear Philip, Thank for responding. I tried Powells.com. Nothing. I think perhaps somebody knows sites of used books or out of print in German? Happy New Year, ...
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Dana F. Scott
dfscott@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 8, 2000 8:06 am
Myriam, Perhaps you can try the publisher (Hugendubeil) in Munich. The book was published in 1988 and contains 144 pages. Good Luck! Regards, Dana Scott...
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Dana F. Scott
dfscott@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 8, 2000 8:26 am
I believe the correct spelling of the publisher is Hugendubel. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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myriam namolaru
myriam_n@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 8, 2000 2:12 pm
Hi Dana, Thank for responding. Amazon. de tried the publisher. The book is out of print. Thank Myriam ______________________________________________________ ...
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okteller@xxxx.xxx
Jan 15, 2000 12:16 am
Dear Ed, Keep up the good work. Before you know it you might be doing this full time. It is a great life. Since my 1999 Miata has 66,000 miles on it and I have...
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Will Wirt
wlwirt@...
Jan 17, 2000 6:00 pm
Edd and Dave, You two are doing a great job of encouraging more people to become interested in string figures. I can't imagine what it would be like to show...
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Brian Cox
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Jan 22, 2000 12:03 pm
Hello to the group For those who like to tell and see stories in a performance setting, a little festival I helped to start about 3 1/2 yrs ago that has it's...
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Belinda Holbrook
holbrook@...
Feb 4, 2000 4:32 am
There is a wonderful article in the New York Times today entitled "String Games: More Than Just Child's Play". It quotes or mentions several of our ISFA...
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Jonathan Neufeld
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Feb 4, 2000 6:02 pm
That's great to get an article in a prominent newspaper like the Times. I've barely read it, but that Feb. 3, 2000 article looks really neat and informative....
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Mark Kirtley
kirtley@...
Feb 5, 1994 11:38 pm
Hello! I noticed there was some recent action on this mailing list, so, assured that there are some listeners, I thought I'd post an observation. Only that if...
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okteller@...
Feb 6, 2000 4:05 am
Dear Belinda and all, You should have seen Mark, Will and his wife Lilly and I when we got the word that the article was in the NY Times. You would have...
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Mark A. Sherman
isfa@...
Feb 7, 2000 3:11 am
Mark Kirtley (a.k.a. newcomer) and all, Your four-diamonds construction is great fun. Here's a six-diamond construction which Dave Titus recently shared with...
