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<p>207.195.113.118: </p> <hr /> <div>Ingredients:<br /> *4 bobbins, or bottles full of water or sand, sticks, small rocks with holes in them, or any other kind of weight that can be tied on a string<br /> *4 strands of string<br /> *a hook approx 2m off the ground<br /> *two people (one person versions occur too)<br /> Recipe:<br /> *tie each string to a bobbin.<br /> *tie other end of all 4 strings to the hook<br /> *stand opposite each other (about 1m apart) holding a bobbin in each hand<br /> *simultaneously throw the bobbin from your left hand to your partner, catching their bobbin.<br /> *do the same with the bobbin in your right hands<br /> *repeat (left hands, right hands) until end of string<br /> *adjust how hard you pull on the string to adjust tension<br /> *experiment with different colours in different starting positions to achieve patterns such as spiralling, straight lines along cord, etc.<br /> <br /> A similar effect can be created using [[fingerweaving]] with 4 cords, or [[fingerloop]] [[braiding]] with 4 loops, but both tend to be shorter, slower, and less fun.<br /> <br /> Cords of this structure are documented in [[Viking]] York ([[England]]), although we cannot be sure which technique was used to create them.</div>

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