Thanks to Mark and Joe for another fine newsletter and an exciting SF Magazine. I hope we are all aware of the hard work and wonderful talent that go into...
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Elizabeth Tilling
e_tilling@...
Oct 3, 2000 10:29 am
Interesting letter Dick; I felt just like you about 18 months ago when I first found this Web site. Great isn't it! Could you post the instructions to Night...
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myriam namolaru
myriam_n@...
Oct 4, 2000 8:11 pm
Hello, Iīd just received the Magazine of September 2000. Thank you very much Joseph and Mark for working so hard for us! I saw the figure "Solo catīs cradle"...
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okteller@...
Oct 4, 2000 8:43 pm
Well, I have had time to rest up from Mongolia but I don't know if my thinking is any better. Trying to discribe string figures by name is difficult when they...
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JaHartman@...
Oct 5, 2000 1:39 am
Dave, A string figures club for kids would be great. I bet that some kids themselves could develop the page and keep it updated. I had some gifted and ...
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myriam namolaru
myriam_n@...
Oct 5, 2000 2:28 pm
Hello, Here two links about catīs cradle: -http://www.streetplay.com/discus/messages/75/138.html?ThursdayOctober520001004am discussion area -...
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Brian Cox
briancox@...
Oct 6, 2000 2:29 pm
Hi to all It is not necessary to put the figure of solo cat's cradle on the table. Before you release the little finger, grab with middle 2 fingers, then ...
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lori@...
Oct 6, 2000 4:50 pm
Bank of Montreal has an advertisement poster displayed which shows a young girl with a ribbon in Position A. And, in a recent episode of "Homicide: Life On the...
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Tetsuo SATO
tetsuo.sato@...
Oct 7, 2000 12:42 am
Hello!! I received the latest SF-magazine, and I was enjoyed very much. Thank you very much for your contributions of the editors, writers and illustrators. I...
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okteller@...
Oct 7, 2000 2:09 am
I don't take my hand out at any time. instead of taking the left hand out during step 6, L2 picks up L1f from below and L1 releases that loop. Then L1 picks...
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myriam namolaru
myriam_n@...
Oct 12, 2000 12:43 pm
Hello, I translated the String Figure Magazine, Mars 98, in French: http://www.multimania.com/myriamn/palaoa.html The figure "Palaoa" is beautiful. In the book...
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Tetsuo SATO
tetsuo.sato@...
Oct 13, 2000 10:45 pm
Hello, Myriam-san. "myriam> Perhaps do you know figures for one person but with two strings? Concerning this topics, I published my article in Bulletin of...
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Tetsuo SATO
tetsuo.sato@...
Oct 14, 2000 2:23 am
Hello, again. I also introduced it in Bulletin of the International String Figure Association Volume 3 (1996): Ladder String Figures: A Systematic...
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myriam namolaru
myriam_n@...
Oct 14, 2000 2:07 pm
Hello, Tetsuo-san, Thank you for helping. I hope, in next String Figure Magazine, we will see these figures with two loops. Best Wishes, Myriam ...
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Julie Hocking
hockingj@...
Oct 14, 2000 6:44 pm
I wanted to update you on my trip to Canyon de Chelly, in Northern Arizona. Several months ago, I asked the group about prohibitions on string figure making in...
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Mark A. Sherman
isfa@...
Oct 15, 2000 11:48 pm
Dave and the group, I think "string figure of the month" is a great idea (perhaps eventually it could be "string figure of the week"). Will Wirt and I talked...
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Mark A. Sherman
isfa@...
Oct 15, 2000 11:48 pm
Whenever someone requests two-person string figures I always refer them to Andersen's book on Maori String Figures. There are several fine examples there. It...
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Tetsuo SATO
tetsuo.sato@...
Oct 18, 2000 11:22 pm
Hello! Recently, I found a CD. The title is "Songs of the Inuit". In it, there is "cats's cradle songs". In its panphlet: this is a type of 'throat songs':...
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Mark A. Sherman
isfa@...
Oct 19, 2000 1:32 am
Sato-san, That's great news about the Inuit CD. Can you provide us with some ordering details? (Publisher, catalog number, distributor, etc.) Mark Sherman...
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Tetsuo SATO
tetsuo.sato@...
Oct 19, 2000 6:22 am
Hello, Mark! This was published by Victor Entertainment Inc. of Japan "Canada/ Songs of Inuit" in JVC World Sound series VICG 60346 time:38 seconds long This...
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okteller@...
Oct 22, 2000 9:58 pm
Hi group, Well, we are working on my visa to visit the Russian Far East again. It would be after the first of the year.This time I will be going to the ...
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Jure Zalokar
jure.zalokar@...
Oct 24, 2000 6:22 pm
hi, i come from slovenia and i am fairly new to string figures. i have already learned many different figures made by one or two players but i have looked...
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myriam namolaru
myriam_n@...
Oct 24, 2000 7:56 pm
Hi Jure, Where is the photo? I have a page about figures made by two, three or six players http://www.multimania.com/myriamn/figuresdeuxpersonnes.html Best...
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Jure Zalokar
jure.zalokar@...
Oct 24, 2000 9:25 pm
i'm sorry i bothered everyone on the list with this - i figured this one out analytically, examining the picture much more carefully. it's quite easy once you...
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philip noble
philipdnoble@...
Oct 30, 2000 8:05 am
Dear String figures, I am sorting out new eamil facilites. Please unsubscribe me until further notice. I'll be in touch in due course. Yours, Philip...
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Shawn Fumo
shawn.fumo@...
Nov 8, 2000 6:28 am
Hey there... I got interested in string figures a little while ago, mostly through some of the similarities to my main hobby (yo-yos). It is pretty...
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myriam namolaru
myriam_n@...
Nov 8, 2000 6:04 pm
Hello, Iīm trying to learn the lovely story of Edd Sterchi (Wakahana). His story is in BISFA volume 4. In page 26-28 i read "Osage transfer and ending". What...
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Will Wirt
wlwirt@...
Nov 11, 2000 8:52 pm
Myriam, I imagine somebody already sent you an explanation for "Osage transfer and ending" but for anyone else interested, it refers to the ending movements of...
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okteller@...
Nov 12, 2000 4:12 am
Shawn- Someone said that "The most important thing is to remember to keep the number one thing the number one thing." I think that keeping the String Figure...
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myriam namolaru
myriam_n@...
Nov 12, 2000 6:19 pm
Hi Will, Thank you for answering. Until now,nobody sent me an explanation for "Osage transfer and Ending". Myriam ...
