Bonnie Abraham Of Louisville KY sent me directions for making a very nice cross. Double your string and make the Fish Spear but only twist one time. (smaller...
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philip noble
philipdnoble@...
Jun 10, 2000 9:08 am
Dear all, So much for my attempt at security! !!!!!! It look as if I gave th ewhole string figures network my credit card details !? Don't worry to much for...
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philip noble
philipdnoble@...
Jun 10, 2000 9:35 am
Dear Leslie, Thanks for your help, Re my mistake with the visa card number !! Number is now changed. Many thanks, Philip...
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okteller@...
Jun 11, 2000 5:10 am
I do try to have transparent business practices. David Titus www.stringfigurestore.com...
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Will Wirt
wlwirt@...
Jun 11, 2000 9:02 pm
To the Group, I just finished reading By Hook or by Book (by Doris Meredith, Mike's wife). ISFA members should definitely own a copy, how often in our...
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Ian McCarthy
imac@...
Jun 12, 2000 2:07 am
Uh... just a tip. It might not be the best idea sending out your VISA card number to a list serv like that. ... ...
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philip noble
philipdnoble@...
Jun 12, 2000 1:26 pm
Thanks for the tip, I'm sure you're right ! It is taken care of with no side effects as far as we can tell. But I have made a lot of new friends through this !...
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Mandolajoe@...
Jun 15, 2000 4:04 pm
I've just finished reading Tete-Michel Kpomassie's remarkable book, An African in Greenland, and while he does not mention string figures, he includes a...
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philip noble
philipdnoble@...
Jun 17, 2000 12:34 pm
Dear David, New credit details available now. Can you send me your phone number and I'll phone them through to you ( after last times disaster that seems...
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myriam namolaru
myriam_n@...
Jun 17, 2000 7:03 pm
Hello, In String Figure Magazine, December 1999, i saw "Zipper", an action figure created by eleven-year old Grace Singer. My children think it´s like a lift...
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Will Wirt
wlwirt@...
Jun 18, 2000 7:37 pm
To the Group, A number of new list members have joined us recently. If you are already a member of ISFA, http://www.isfa.org, you know what a wonderful...
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okteller@...
Jun 20, 2000 2:26 am
Well group, I just returned from 10 days in Alaska telling string stories. I had performances in Anchorage, Egal River, Girdwood, Wasilla and Palmer Libraries...
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Klon@...
Jun 20, 2000 1:02 pm
Hi. I know this is a dumb question, but . . . In the caribou figure, which is the caribou? Is it the whole caribou (ie. the small string figure) or is it...
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okteller@...
Jun 25, 2000 4:03 am
Bonnie, If you are talking about the Jayne figure, from my experience, the whole thing is a caribou and he walks from one side to the other. If you put the...
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Tetsuo SATO
tetsuo.sato@...
Jul 3, 2000 8:09 am
Hello, everyone!! I received the latest issue of SF-Magazine today, July 3. In Japan, we name the forth string figure pattern not a dandelion but a...
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myriam namolaru
myriam_n@...
Jul 3, 2000 6:14 pm
Hello, I am writting to wish all the american members a wonderful Independence Day! Best Wishes, Myriam ...
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okteller@...
Jul 4, 2000 5:35 pm
Hi all, Happy 4th also. I spent yesterday at a video studeo making a new video. It is to promote the concept of String Ministry. I think the title will be...
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Calvetti Family
rcalvettijr@...
Jul 5, 2000 1:55 pm
Hello, There was a discussion of Maori stories and culture on a storytelling list I am a part of, and this site was mentioned ...
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Will Wirt
wlwirt@...
Jul 6, 2000 5:52 pm
Thanks Joe and Mark for another fine issue of String Figure Magazine. I hope we all appreciate the hard work that goes into producing it. Putting out four...
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Julianne Huss
faeriering@...
Jul 11, 2000 12:42 pm
I am getting involved with the Renaissance Faire. Could anyone tell me of string figures that would have been used in the medieval times and where I might...
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okteller@...
Jul 13, 2000 3:06 am
Hi Group, Well, I was in Detroit this last weekend and met with Bob Grimes, a string figure person that teaches at a couple of camps for school children. He...
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Mark A. Sherman
isfa@...
Jul 14, 2000 2:46 am
Julianne, Your question concerning the presence of string figures in Renaissance Europe is a good one -- something many of us have wondered for years. ...
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faeriering@...
Jul 16, 2000 2:14 am
Mark, Thanks for the history lesson on string-figures. I guess I will have to put Renaissance string-figures on hold until some archeologists discovers their...
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Philip & Audrey Small
auphil@...
Jul 16, 2000 9:58 pm
Mark, Many thanks for your informative e-mail, July 13, on string figures in Renaissance Europe. It prompts the following musings. When I was taking a course...
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Klon@...
Jul 16, 2000 11:07 pm
Just reporting on my week of fun. We just completed Vacation Bible school at my church. I helped with 5th and 6th graders and we did string figures that ...
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okteller@...
Aug 1, 2000 3:58 am
Well, I am off to Mongolia for seven weeks. I am taking 20,000 strings - that's four duffel bags of strings with me. I will let you know how things go when I...
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Klon@...
Aug 1, 2000 11:51 am
May God go wirh you - before you and after you. Amen....
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Will Wirt
wlwirt@...
Aug 2, 2000 6:30 pm
To the group, I know Dave will have a terrific trip. PBS is showing Flattery's classic "Nanook of the North" documntary this month. Does anyone know if there...
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Mark A. Sherman
isfa@...
Aug 2, 2000 10:39 pm
Will and the group, I watched "Nanook of the North" about a year ago on PBS. It's long (2 hours) and fascinating, but no string figures -- a real...
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Will Wirt
wlwirt@...
Aug 2, 2000 11:08 pm
I should have said Robert Flaherty's Nanook of the North (I live near Cape Flattery). Here is another Pukapuka figure. The Crossings 1. Opening A. 2. Release...
