Fascinating String Figures

By International String Figure Association

The art of creating figures from pieces of string is an ancient and rewarding diversion that has entertained practitioners for centuries. Popular today with a wide range of hobbyists, string figure... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486404005
• ISBN13: 9780486404004
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.3" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

A wonderful assortment of unusual string figures

This book, a compilation of string figures previously published in the String Figure magazine, presents the string figure enthusiast with many figures that have generally not been in other more popular publications. The directions are very clear, and information on the source as well as interesting anecdotes are included for many. The reader will have their fingers in knots of many designs at a bargain price. Highly recommended!

A WONDERFUL BOOK

This book have 23 STRING FIGURES. You won't find here what you know already. This book is a compilation of six String Figure Magazine issues. There are three string figures invented : "Wheelbarrow" by Carey C.K. Smith (New Zelande); "Spectacles for your nose" by Udo Engelhardt (Germany); "Andromeda Galaxy" by Felix Paturi (Germany). The others figures are: Night, Twinkling star, Seven Diamonds, Polar Bear, Fox and Whale, Turtle (a modern figure), Baby being born, Cobweb, Catching a Cockroach (a trick), Hammock, Two eyes, Little girl with pigtails, Sandsnipe, Sun, Toad and a man, Swan, dog with large ears, Erupting volcano, Sewing machine and Two islands joined by a log. There are over 500 drawings. These strings figures are some easy, some difficult. All are very interesting and the explanations are excellents.

A WONDERFUL BOOK

This book have 23 STRING FIGURES. You won't find here what you know already. This book is a compilation of six String Figure Magazine issues. There are three string figures invented : "Wheelbarrow" by Carey C.K. Smith (New Zelande); "Spectacles for your nose" by Udo Engelhardt (Germany); "Andromeda Galaxy" by Felix Paturi (Germany). The others figures are: Night, Twinkling star, Seven Diamonds, Polar Bear, Fox and Whale, Turtle (a modern figure), Baby being born, Cobweb, Catching a Cockroach (a trick), Hammock, Two eyes, Little girl with pigtails, Sandsnipe, Sun, Toad and a man, Swan, dog with large ears, Erupting volcano, Sewing machine and Two islands joined by a log. There are over 500 drawings. These strings figures are some easy, some difficult. All are very interesting and the explanations are excellents.

Un livre à lire d'urgence!

Ce livre vous aidera pas à pas à réaliser 23 jeux de ficelle. Il y a des figures d'Hawaii (Night, Twinkling star), du Pérou (Seven Diamonds), d'Alaska (Polar Bear, Fox and Whale). Vous trouverez aussi une figure moderne du Japon (Turtle). Il y a également des figures d'Australie (Baby being born) ou de Nouvelles-Zélande (Cobweb) ou même du Pacifique (Catching a Cockroach). Ce livre vous emmenera jusqu'en Tanzanie (Hammock) ou en Afrique (Two eyes), à Tokyo (Little girl with pigtails), en Micronésie (Sandsnipe, Sun), au Canada (Toad and a man, Swan, dog with large ears (il marche!)), en Argentine (Erupting volcano), en Suisse (Sewing machine) et en Guyane (Two islands joined by a log). Le meilleur pour la fin: vous pourrez aussi réaliser 3 figures inventées: Wheelbarrow par Carey C.K. Smith (Nouvelle Zélandes), Spectacles for your nose par Udo Engelhardt (Allemagne) et Andromeda Galaxy par Felix Paturi (Allemagne)! Les explications et les illustrations sont excellentes

Un vrai plaisir!

Des figures que vous ne trouverez pas ailleurs, des figures inventées....Un vrai plaisir! Plein de diagrammes, de bonnes explications. Que demander de plus? Il a 23 jeux de ficelle.