Binary Stars - by Yukio Shishido. Illustrations from String Figure Magazine
(March 2000 issue).
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Place loop on 1 and 5 (Position 1).
R2 picks up L palmar string...
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...L2, through R2 loop from above, picks up R palmar
string. |
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You now have Opening A.
Release the loop on 1 and extend (the black square means “release
the loop on this finger”).
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1, under the 2 loop, picks up 5n. |
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5, under the 2 loop, picks up 1n. |
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1, under the 2 loop and upper 5f, picks up lower 5f
(a transverse string). |
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5, from below, removes the 2 loop (do the action illustrated
by the arrow first, then release the index loop, as indicated by the
black square). |
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R2 hooks up the transverse 5n string. |
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L2 picks up R2n (in this case, the string that runs
from R2 to R5). |
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R1 hooks up 2n. |
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L1 picks up upper R1n (in this case, the string that
runs from R1 to R2). |
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Release the loop on 2 and extend. This move forms the
center of the final design. |
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With the help of the opposite hand, Navaho the loops
surrounding 1 and 5, releasing the “straight across” palmar
string only (the string labeled with a black square). |
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Extend with fingers pointing away from you. You have
‘Binary Stars.’ |
