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==External links== {{Commons category|String figures}} * [http://www.isfa.org Official website of the International String Figure Association], based in Pasadena, CA. * ''[http://www.alysion.org/string.htm Collection of Favorite String Figures]'' - Many examples with video clips showing how to make them. * ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20130613134554/http://membres.multimania.fr/stringgames/magazinedsjeuxdeficelle3.html Magazines Ficelles]'', "String Magazines" with many figures in English. *[http://mp.guineaflower.org "The Survival, Origin and Mathematics of String Figures"] by Martin Probert. *[https://web.archive.org/web/20130613134615/http://membres.multimania.fr/stringgames/magazineenglish.html Magazine Mai 2003], "[String Figures from the] Island of Moa", collected by Kathleen Haddon. *[http://www.metacafe.com/watch/439431/how_to_make_a_cats_cradle_from_a_piece_of_string/ How to Make a Cat's Cradle from a Piece of String: a video tutorial], MetaCafe.com. *[http://www.arvindguptatoys.com/arvindgupta/stringgames.pdf String Games.pdf] by Arvind Gupta [http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~arvind/ cs.sfu.ca], [http://www.arvindguptatoys.com/ arvindguptatoys.com] with illustrations by Avinash Deshpande (52-page PDF book). *Jayne, C. F. (1962/2009). ''[http://www.stringfigures.info/cfj/ String Figures and How to Make Them]'' - complete text and illustrations from the book, in HTML format. Jamis Buck, compiler. *[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0EB31AAE8A434634 LOop Paper Toys] A series of DEMO videos about String Figures made by Ludwig Caballero. *Murphy, James R. (11/06/2012). "[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-r-murphy/education-string-figure-students-_b_2081836.html The Hands of Children Playing With String Will Lead Us Into the Future]", ''HuffingtonPost.com''. {{String figures}} {{Mathematics and art}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:String Figure}} [[Category:String figures| ]] [[Category:Children's games]] [[Category:Decorative ropework]] [[Category:Street games]]
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