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Silks at You r Fing er Tip s

Thoroughly I l lus t ra ted

Comprehens ive ly Descr ibedm

Equal to

Persona l Ins t ruc t ions

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BY

J CK CH NIN


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W I L L A L M AM .I .M .C . ( L O N D O N )


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D e d i c a t e d t o my l i t t le Daugh t e r

A R L E N E

J C G R A N D F I N A L E

By JACK CHANIN

A u t h o r o f

H e l l o S u c k e r ( T he T h r e e S h e ll G a m e )T h e o r i g i n a l b o o k o n th e T h r e e S h e l l G a m e

J . C . S i l k ( C o l o r C h a n g e S u p r em e )

S e v e n in O n e

F u r t h e r A d v e n t u r e s o f S e ve n in O n e

J . C . C i g a r M a g i c ( C i g a r M a n i p u l a t i o n s )

B a l l- O - T u b e M y s t e r y

J . C . R o p e T r i c k

J . C . C i g a r e t t e R o u t i n e

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J A CK C H A N I N


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To al l my Friends in Magic:

Du e to the fact that my m an y fr iends in the w orld of m ag ichave made the sa les of a l l my other books successful beyondm y fondes t ho pes I h a v e bee n inspi red to p l ac e a boo k on themarket that wil l furnish the magician, both professional andam ate ur al ike, with a beau tiful s ilk act . Therefore I ho pe thatthis , my latest at tempt, wil l meet with the approval of my many

fr iends . I h a v e performed this s ilk ac t m an y t imes an d h a v ere ce ive d num ero us requ ests to put it in print. I am certainthat if the reader of this book will apply himself to the contentsand study the i l lustrat ions careful ly he wil l have at his com-mand not only a beautiful act but one that he wil l be morethan proud to present any place and under any condi t ions .The possibili t ies for adding to this act and making it sti l l morespe ctacu lar are unl imi ted . W ithin these p a g e s yo u wi l l f indad d ed s ug ges t io ns tha t I h a v e use d mysel f a nd found to bepractical, that if used will make this beautiful silk act a miraclein the eyes of any audience .

This ac t is rea l ly a m ag ic ia n ' s d ream an d is one surpr iseafter another, en din g u p in a spe cta cu lar f inish. The continuityof this act is what wil l br ing you the much desired rounds ofapplause , which af ter a l l i s sa id and done, leads only to

success .At a n y t ime that I ca n b e of ass is ta nc e to yo u in this act

do not hes i ta te to wri te me a t my home address4052 WestGirard A ve nu e, Phi ladelp hia , Pa . , an d I wi l l be m ore than gl adto ass ist you in a n y w a y poss ib le .

In closing this, let me not only wish you the greatest ofsuccess , but I ho pe that som e d a y I m ay h a v e the p le asu re

of s i t t ing in an audience and seeing you present this act .JACK CHANIN


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F R A N K L A N E 8c C O

B O S T O N M A S S .

To a l l my Fr iends in Magic :

A t Jack's req ues t, I a m w riting a li tt le "a d lib " fro ntispie cefor his n e w bo ok o n si lks. A n d I w ou ld b e rem iss if I did notsay in earnestness that i t is a dist inct pleasure for me to besin gl ed out to d o this, a n d I ' ll tell yo u w h y . I met Jack at theconven t ion in A lb a n y a fe w ye ar s bac k. Late the las t n ight ,it w a s hot, an d m u g g y, on e of those d a y s that y o u m ight l ike,but pe rso na lly I 'd rather do a show for f ive dollars . W ell ,Bob W ei l l an d I w er e wa lk in g arou nd wi th nothing in par t icularon our minds . . . we even had left our hats in our rooms . . .and w e wa nd ere d in to Jack 's room, w here he w a s d i sp lay ing

his w a re s . . . an d al tho ug h it w a s one o 'clock in the morning,and the st ickiest night we'd had for a long t ime, Jack kept usin a s tate of upro ar for two hours, an d al th ou gh I h a v e trainedmyself not to laugh aloud, as most of my work is dry, dead-p an s tuff , m y t ra in ing w a s forgot ten an d I en jo ye d m ysel fmost thoroughly for one hundred and twenty very fast minutes.Jack, beside being very funny and original , is also one of the

clever es t b o ys wi th h is ha nd s I 've eve r seen. He is or ig inatorof l i teral ly hu nd reds of "m ov es ". To se e him do the p e a a n dshell t rick is a cla ssic . A n d al th ou gh I ha ven ' t see n the manu -script of this n ew bo ok of his, I hea rtily w ill rec om m en d it,kn ow ing a s I do the qu ali ty of his other bo ok s an d wo rks. Tome, Jack Chanin i s one of the boys who, when we speak ofab ility, is at the top, an d I g o on record no w of w ish in g him

sincere ly everything tha t i s good, in h is magic work and l i fe .

F R A N K L A N EBoston, Mass.,Nov. 23, 1939.


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Th e St:i e l ibrary of Vic tor ia" A L M A t ' O N J l ' R I N C j C O L L E C T I O N "

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B o th h a n d s a r e s h o w n u n m i s t a k a b l y e m p t y a ts t a rt o f t r ic k . M a g i c i a n r e a c h e s o u t i n t o a i r a n dp r o d u c e s a s ilk . H a n d s a r e n o w s h o w n e m p t y w i t ht h e e x c e p t i o n o f s i lk j u s t p r o d u c e d . P e r f o r m e rc l o s e s e m p t y h a n d a n d s t a r t s p u l l i n g o u t s i l k s

u n t i l h e h a s m a g i c a l l y p r o d u c e d a d o z e n. P l a c i n gt h e s e s i lk s o n t a b l e o r i n p o c k e t h e o n c e m o r e s h o w sh i s h a n d s e m p t y a n d c lo s e s h a n d i n t o a fis t o n c em o r e a n d r e a c h e s i n a n d p u l l s o u t a b o u t 3 0 y a r d so f d i f f e r e n t c o l o r e d r i b b o n s . A f t e r p l a c i n g r i b b o n sa s i d e h e d i s p l a y s a s m a l l s i lk . A f t e r s h o w i n g h a n d se m p t y a g a i n h e s h a k e s t h e s i l k a l i t t l e a n d l i k e a

f la s h it c h a n g e s i n to a b e a u t i f u l l y c o l o r e d r a i n b o ws i lk 3 6 " x 3 6 " . H e t h e n r e a c h e s u n d e r s i lk a n d p r o -d u c e s a b e a u t i f u l b o u q u e t o f f lo w e r s . M a g i c i a nt h r o w s l a r g e s i l k o v e r a r m a n d p u t s f l o w e r s o nt a b l e . H e m a k e s g r a b i n a i r a n d h a s a n o t h e rl a rg e 3 6 " x 3 6 " r a i n b o w s i l k o n t h e t i p s o f h i s f i n g e r s .A f t e r d i s p l a y i n g t h i s h e r e a c h e s i n t o a i r w i t h o t h e rh a n d a n d a n o t h e r l a r g e s i lk is p r o d u c e d . H e t h e nt a k e s h i s b o w a n d w a l k s o ff .

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T h e r e q u i r e m e n t s f o r t h i s b e a u t i f u l a c t a r e a sf o l l o w s :

1 G l a s s h a n k y b a l l , 2 i n c h .1 T h u m b t ip .

10 p i e c e s o f c o l o r e d r i b b o n , IV2 y d s . i n l e n g t h .1 doz . 10" s i lks o f d i ff e re n t c o lo rs .3 36" x 36" s i lks .


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G e t o n e d o z e n s m a l l 1 0 " s i l k s a n d l o a d a 2 - i n c hg l a s s h a n k y b a l l w i t h t h e s ilk s . B e s u r e t h a t s il k sa r e t w i s t e d o r i n t e r l o c k e d a t c o r n e r s s o t h a t t h e yw i l l c o m e o u t e a s y a s F i g . 1. It is a g o o d i d e a t opu t s t r i p s o f lA a d h e s i v e t a p e o v e r g l a s s b a l lto m a k e it e a s i e r to h a n d l e . Y o u w i l l f i n d t h a t a2 - i n c h b a l l is n o t h a r d t o h a n d l e if y o u f o l l o w t h e s ei n s t r u c t i o n s .

N o w g e t 10 d i f f e r e n t 1 i n c h w i d e s i lk r i b b o n s ,

e a c h o n e I V y d s . i n l e n g t h . T h e r e a r e s e v e r a lg r a d e s o f s i l k r i b b o n , s o b e s u r e y o u g e t t h e t h i n n e s tg r a d e y o u c a n , s o a s t o t a k e l e s s s p a c e .

A r r a n g e r ib b o n s so t h a t w h e n p u l l e d o u t ofh a n d t h e c o l o r s w i l l s h o w u p to t h e b e s t a d v a n t a g e .N o w t a k e a p e n c i l a n d s ta r t r o l l i n g r i b b o n o n e n do f p e n c i l . A s y o u c o m e to t h e e n d o f e a c h r i b b o nb e s u r e t o p u l l t ig h t so t h a t i t m a k e s a t a u t , e v e n r o l l .F i g . N o . 2 s h o w s h o w i t is r o l l e d o n p e n c i l a n d F i g .N o . 3 s h o w s h o w b e g i n n i n g of s e c o n d r i b b o n isp l a c e d a t t h e e n d o f t h e f ir s t r i b b o n . C o n t i n u e t h i su n t i l r o l l is c o m p l e t e . R e m e m b e r e a c h r i b b o n m u s tb e p u l l e d t a u t s o a s t o m a k e a g o o d , s m a l l , t i g h t r o l l .N o w t i e a t h r e a d a r o u n d t h e r o l l s o a s t o h o l d i tt o g e t h e r. B y a l l m e a n s d o n o t u s e a r u b b e r b a n d . Ic a n n o t e m p h a s i z e t h i s p o i n t t o o s t r o n g l y, a s r u b b e rb a n d s h a v e a t e n d e n c y to p u l l r i b b o n s t o g e t h e r to oc l o s e a n d t h e y w i l l n o t c o m e o u t p r o p e r l y.


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Y o u c a n m a k e u p r o l l t h e p r o p e r s iz e t o su i ty o u r h a n d . A 2 - i n c h r o l l is n o t u n u s u a l , a n d I p e r -s o n a l l y u s e a 2 1 / 2- in c h a n d o f t e n a 3 - i n c h r o l l . N o wt a k e o u t p e n c i l a n d p u l l t h e e n d o u t a l i t t l e o n e a c hs ide o f ro l l a s i l l u s t r a t ed in F ig . 4 .

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N o w f o r t h e l a rg e 3 6 - in c h s il ks . T a k e t w o s m a l lb e a d s a n d p l a c e e a c h b e a d i n a s m a l l p i e c e o f s i l ka n d t w i s t i t a r o u n d a n d s e w i t o n o p p o s i t e c o r n e r so f l a rg e s i l k a s i n F i g . N o . 5. F i g s . N o s . 6 a n d 7 s h o wc l e a r l y h o w to f o l d l a r g e s ilk , a l w a y s k e e p i n g t h et w o b e a d s o n t h e o u t s i d e f o l d . N o w f o l d o v e r a b o u t

i n c h e s o f t h e e n d o p p o s i t e t h e b u t t o n s t o w a r d t h em i d d l e . N e x t c o m e b a c k t o t h e e n d a g a i n a n d co n -t i n u e to r o l l i n a t i g h t r o l l a l l t h e w a y u p t o t h eb u t t o n s . Tu c k e v e r y h i n g i n e x c e p t t h e b u t t o n s a n d

p l a c e s m a l l r u b b e r b a n d a r o u n d b u n d l e . B e s u r ey o u p l a c e r u b b e r b a n d a l o n g s i d e o f b u t t o n s a n d n o t


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b e t w e e n t h e m , a s t h e y m u s t b e p e r f e c t l y f r e e t og r a s p . S e e F i g . N o . 8. U s e a s m a l l r u b b e r b a n da n d b e s u r e n o t t o d o u b l e i t, a s i t b e c o m e s t o o t i g h tt h is w a y a n d s i lk w i l l n o t o p e n .

S e c o n d l a r g e s i lk is p r e p a r e d s l i g h t l y d i f f e r e n ta s f o l l o w s :

I t i s l a i d f l a t o n t a b l e a n d f o l d e d f r o m A t o B a si n F i g . N o . 9. D o t t e d l i n e s h e r e s h o u l d m a k e t h i sp e r f e c t l y c l e a r. N o w f o l d a g a i n a s i n F i g . N o . 10.F o l d o n c e m o r e A o n B a s i n F i g . N o . 11. N e x t t a k e

l e f t end o f s i l k and b r ing to cen t e r a s i n F ig . No . 12 .F o l d s i l k u n t i l o n l y a b o u t \ V i i n c h , a n d r o l l s a m ei n t o t i g h t p a c k a g e a s p e r F i g . N o . 13. N o t e h o wr u b b e r b a n d is p l a c e d a r o u n d s i l k i n F i g . N o . 13.

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T h e t h i r d l a r g e s il k is r o l l e d t h e s a m e a s s i lkN o . 2 . N o w s i l k s N o . 2 a n d N o . 3 a r e v e s t e d a s p e rF i g . N o . 14. D o t t e d l i n e s s h o w s i l k s u n d e r v e s t .

L a r g e s i lk N o . 1 i s p l a c e d i n l e f t c o a t p o c k e t . N o wp l a c e a g l a s s b a l l c o n t a i n i n g l o a d o f s m a l l s i lk s i nr i g h t h a n d t r o u s e r s p o c k e t . A l s o t u c k a s m a l l , r e ds i lk i n t h u m b t i p a n d p l a c e i n l o w e r r i g h t v e s tp o c k e t . N o w p l a c e r o l l o f r i b b o n s i n r i g h t h a n d c o a tp o c k e t . Y o u a r e n o w se t t o d o t h e a c t .

T h u m b t i p c o n t a i n i n g s m a l l r e d s i l k i s g o t t e no n r i g h t t h u m b f r o m o u t o f v e s t p o c k e t . N o w b o t hh a n d s a r e s h o w n e m p t y. C a r e l e s s l y s h o w b o t hh a n d s e m p t y a n d m a k e p r e t e n s e of p i c k i n g s om e -t h i n g f r o m t h e a i r w i t h r i g h t h a n d . L o o k a t r i g h th a n d a s i f i t r e a l l y c o n t a i n e d s o m e t h i n g a n d c l o s el e ft h a n d i n t o f is t a t t h i s p o i n t a n d r e a c h o v e r w i t hr i g h t h a n d a n d i n s e rt t h u m b t i p f r o m r i g h t t h u m b


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i n t o l e f t f is t a t s a m e t i m e p u l l i n g o u t r e d s i l k f r o mt ip . N o w t h e e m p t y t h u m b t i p is i n l e f t h a n d .S i m p l y p o i n t w i t h l e ft h a n d to t h e h a n k y ju s t p ro -d u c e d . N o w t a k e s i lk a n d p u s h it i n t o t h u m b t i pa g a i n a n d r e m e m b e r to k e e p le f t h a n d c l o s e d .D o n ' t , u n d e r a n y c o n d i t i o n , s h o w th i s h a n d e m p t yy e t b e c a u s e i t i s s u p p o s e d t o c o n t a i n r e d s i l k , b u tr e d s i l k is i n r e a l i t y b a c k i n t ip th a t is n o w o n r i g h tt h u m b . N o w p l a c e r i g h t h a n d i n r i g h t t r o u s er sp o c k e t a n d le a v e t i p i n p o c k e t a n d p a l m b a l l , a ts a m e t i m e r e m o v i n g s m a l l r e d s i lk t h a t y o u h a d

p l a c e d i n c o r n e r o f p o c k e t . S t u d y F i g . N o . 15 f o ra r r a n g e m e n t .

To t h e a u d i e n c e it l o o k s a s i f y o u h a v e a r e ds i l k i n c l o s e d f i s t o f l e f t h a n d a n d a n o t h e r o n e t h a ty o u j u s t t o o k o u t o f t r o u s e r s p o c k e t . N o w o p e n l e f t

h a n d a n d s h o w i t e m p t y. N o w t a k e s i l k f r o m r i g h th a n d a n d s h o w i t a s p e r F i g . N o . 16 A . F i g . N o . 17


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a n d 1 7A s h o w s h o w b a l l is p l a c e d i n le f t h a n d w h i l ec a r e f u l l y p u l l i n g s i l k u p . S t u d y t h es e i l l u s t r a t io n s .

P o s i t i o n s o f h a n d s s h o u l d b e a s i n F i g . N o . 1 8a s t h is m o v e is f i n i s h e d . N o w t h r o w r e d s i l k o v e rl e f t a r m a n d s t a r t p r o d u c i n g s i l k s f r o m g l a s s b a l la n d t h r o w i n g t h e m o v e r le f t a r m , a l w a y s r e m e m -b e r i n g y o u r l a s t s i l k , a s y o u m u s t n o t p u l l t h e l a s t

o n e c l e a r f r o m t h e b a l l . N o w st ro k e h a n k y h a n g -i n g f r o m l e f t h a n d a c o u p l e o f t i m e s a n d o n t h e s e c -o n d s t r o k e s i m p l y t a k e e m p t y g l a s s b a l l f r o m r i g h th a n d a s F i g . N o . 19. D o n ' t r e m o v e t h i s l a s t s i l kc o m p l e t e l y f r o m le f t h a n d y e t b u t l e a v e i t h a n g i n gt h e r e a n d k e e p h a n d c lo s e d . N o w w i t h r i g h t h a n dp i c k u p a l l s i l k s o f f o f l e f t a r m a n d p l a c e t h e m i nr i g h t c o a t p o c k e t w i t h t h e n o w e m p t y b a l l a n d a ts a m e t i m e g e t p o s s e s s i o n o f r o l l o f r i b b o n s i n r i g h th a n d t h a t is a t o n c e b r o u g h t o u t o f p o c k e t a n d r e-m o v e t h e l a s t s i l k t h a t w a s l e f t h a n g i n g f r o m l e f th a n d .

N o w o p e n le f t h a n d a n d s h o w i t e m p t y. Tol o a d r i b b o n s i n l e f t h a n d r e p e a t t h e s a m e m o v e s a si n l o a d i n g s m a l l s ilk s . N o w s ta r t p r o d u c i n g f r o m

l e f t f is t a n d t h r o w o v e r l e ft a r m . A f t e r l a s t r i b b o nis p r o d u c e d , s h o w b o t h h a n d s e m p t y. N o w r e m o v er i b b o n s f r o m l e ft a r m a n d p l a c e i n l e ft h a n d c o a tp o c k e t . K e e p t h e s m a l l s i lk i n r i g h t h a n d a n d s h a k es l i g h t l y. A s r i b b o n s a r e p l a c e d i n c o a t p o c k e t , p a l ml a r g e s i lk f r o m th i s p o c k e t i n t o l e f t h a n d w h i l e r i g h t


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h a n d is s h a k i n g s m a l l s i l k. F i g . N o . 2 0 s h o w s h o wl a r g e s i lk is p a l m e d i n l e ft h a n d . N o w l e ft h a n dc o m e s o v e r a n d w i t h b a c k o f h a n d t o w a r d a u d i e n c e

r e m o v e s s m a l l s i lk f r o m r i g h t h a n d , a n d r i g h t h a n dis s h o w n e m p t y. L e ft h a n d n o w c o n t a i n s s m a l l s i lkt h a t is k e p t m o v i n g s l i g h t l y a n d i t a l s o c o n t a i n s t h el a r g e s i lk i n i ts p a l m . L e f t h a n d c a n b e s h o w n f r o mb o t h s id e s if y o u k e e p i t m o v i n g a n d a t t h e s a m et i m e k e e p g a t h e r i n g s m a l l s i l k t o g e t h e r u n t i l i t i s i n

s o r t o f s m a l l b a l l .

A t t h is p o i n t b r i n g l e ft a n d r i g h t h a n d s t o g e t h e rw i t h b a c k s o f b o t h t o w a r d a u d i e n c e a n d g e t h o l d o fo n e b u t t o n i n e a c h h a n d a n d s p r e a d h a n d s a p a r tw h e n l a r g e s i lk w i l l u n f o l d p e r f e c t l y. S m a l l s i lko f c o u r s e r e m a i n s i n l e f t h a n d , r o l l e d u p a n d o u t o fs i g h t i n t h e l e f t h a n d . T h i s is a b e a u t i f u l a n d s u r-p r i s i n g e f fe c t w h i c h w o r k s p e r f e c t l y.

T h r o w t h is s i lk o v e r t h e s h o u l d e r s l i k e y o uw o u l d a r o b e a n d t u r n a r o u n d fo r a s e c o n d a n dd i s p l a y s ilk . A s y o u c o n t i n u e y o u r t u r n m a k i n g ac o m p l e t e c i r c l e y o u h a v e a m p l e t i m e t o s t e a l s e c -o n d l a rg e s i l k f r o m u n d e r l e f t s i d e o f v e s t w i t hy o u r r i g h t h a n d . A s y o u f a c e a u d i e n c e y o u t a k eo f f t h e l a rg e s i l k f r o m s h o u l d e r s a n d p l a c e o n c h a i ra l o n g w i t h t h e s m a l l s i lk . N o w l o o k i n t o a i r a s if

y o u s ee s o m e t h i n g a n d w h i p o u t s e c o n d l a r g e s i lkf r o m r i g h t h a n d . B e s u r e t o h o l d o n t o b u t t o n . N o wf o r t h e t h i r d s i lk . T h r o w s i lk j u s t p r o d u c e d o v e rr i g h t a r m a n d d i s p l a y it . U n d e r c o v e r o f t h i s s i l kr e a c h u n d e r v e s t w i t h le f t h a n d a n d p a l m t h e t h i r dl a r g e s i l k. N o w w h i p s i lk o u t a n d d i s p l a y s a m e a ss i l k No. 2. Y o u t h e n t a k e a b o w .

F i g . Y s h o w s a v a r i a t i o n o f t h e p r o d u c t i o no f t h e s m a l l s i lk s f r o m t h e g l a s s b a l l . T h i s s h o u l db e d o n e r a p i d l y . A s t h e r i g h t c o m e s o v e r t o s t r o k es i l k i n l e f t h a n d t h e f i n g e r s o f r i g h t h a n d g r a s pc o r n e r o f s i l k p r o t r u d i n g f r o m g l a s s b a l l a n d d r a ws a m e o u t w i t h a d o w n w a r d m o v e m e n t of r i g h t h a n d .


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A g o o d i d e a is t o c u t s m a l l s i l k s f r o m c o r n e r t oc o r n e r a s s h o w n b y d o t t e d l i n e s i n F i g . N o . 9 , j u s tu s i n g P a r t " A " . T h i s a l l o w s a l a rg e r l o a d . F i g . J

s h o w s c o r r e c t w a y t o h o l d b a l l .If y o u w i s h y o u m a y u s e s p e c i a l c l ip s k n o w n

a s b o d y l o a d c l i p s u n d e r e d g e o f c o a t a s p e r F i g . C .

To m a k e a n o t h e r n i c e f i n i s h if y o u o w n a f l a g -s t a f f , r e m o v e f l a g a n d s u b s t i t u t e a l a rg e s i lk i n it sp l a c e .

Yo u c a n p r o d u c e f i v e o r s i x o f t h e s e s i l k s i f y o us o d e s i r e b y f o l l o w i n g t h e s a m e i n s t r u c t i o n s .

Y o u m a y a ls o p r o d u c e f is h b o w l , b o u q u e t off l o w e r s , e tc ., f r o m u n d e r s i lk s if y o u w i s h . H o w e v e r ,a s t h e a c t h a s b e e n d e s c r i b e d , it is a b e a u t i f u l a n dm y s t i f y i n g s i l k a c t a n d e a s y t o d o .

I u s e s i x l a rg e s i lk s , a f i s h b o w l a n d a b o u q u e to f f l o w e r s . I u s e t h e n e w s i lk s t h a t a r e o n t h e m a r k e tt h a t h a v e t h e p i c t u r e s o n s u c h a s a r a b b i t c o m i n go u t o f a h a t , a C h i n e s e d r a g o n , e t c .

Yo u w i l l f i n d i t b e s t t o u s e t h e f i n e s t s i l k s y o uc a n g e t a s t h e y p a c k m u c h s m a l l e r a n d it w o u l dr e a l l y b e a d e t r i m e n t t o m a g i c t o u s e p o o r s i lk s o ns u c h a b e a u t i f u l e f f e c t . T h i s i s a c o m p l e t e s i l k a c ta n d w i l l r e a l l y g e t t h e m o n e y if p r e s e n t e d a s I h a v ed e s c r i b e d i t .


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F i g . Z s h o w s m y l i g h t n i n g p r o d u c t i o n a f t e r p r o -d u c i n g t h e f ir s t 3 6 " s i lk , s t r o k e a f e w t im e s w i t h h a n dm d s e c o n d 3 6 " s i lk m a k e s its a p p e a r a n c e .

T h i s is a c c o m p l i s h e d b y h a v i n g a s i lk w i t h a: a t - g u t l o o p o n t h e e n d u p y o u r s l e e v e a s s h o w n i nF i g. Z. T h e f ir s t s i l k p r o d u c e d is h e l d i n r i g h t h a n da n d s e c o n d s i l k i s i n l e f t s l e e v e a s p e r i l l u s t r a t i o n .S t r o k e s i l k t w i c e w i t h l e f t h a n d a n d o n s e c o n d s t r o k ee n g a g e t h u m b of r i g h t h a n d i n l o o p a n d b r i n g r i g h th a n d d o w n r a p i d l y a n d s e p a ra t e h a n d s . N o w b r i n gh a n d s t o g e t h e r a n d s e p a r a t e s i l k s .

If y o u w a n t to u s e t h r e e s i lk s , h a v e o n e i n r i g h ts l e e v e a n d r e p e a t m o v e s t h e s a m e . S i lk s m a y b ec a r r i e d i n s le e v e s d u r i n g o t h e r p r o d u c t i o n s w i t h o u ti n t e r f e r i n g w i t h r e s t o f t h e a c t .

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