String Figures

» How to do Cat's Cradle
   Step by step instructions with photographs.

   
   http://www.ifyoulovetoread.com/book/chten_cats1105.htm

» International String Figure Association
   Background information with instructions for making traditional Inuit figures.

   
   http://www.isfa.org/

» Kids Guide to Easy String Figures
   Descriptions, illustrations and video clips showing how to make basic figures.

   
   http://www.alysion.org/figures/introkids.htm

» String Figure: Honu (Turtle)
   Simple instructions with photographs for making a traditional turtle figure. Includes an associated chant.

   
   http://www.stringfigure.com/Direct/Honu.html

» String Figures
   Animated instructions for making Jacob's Ladder, Walking Sticks and Two Mountains and a Stream.

   
   http://www.frontiernet.net/~steve_glimpse/stringar.html

» The Mathematics and Origin of String Figures
   An advanced discussion of their history and theory with instructions for making new designs by the author, Martin Probert.

   
   http://website.lineone.net/~m.p/sf/menu.html