Effect
The Fade-away Double Knot
Harlan Tarbell · The Tarbell Course, 1926
- Time
- 2 min read + 10 min practice
- Materials
- In the library
- Prerequisites
- None
This is an effective knot for easy release. It is important in Sympathetic Silks which follows later in this lesson.
Performer ties two handkerchiefs together in a double knot. Silks are then laid on the seat of a chair. Magician picks them up suddenly, and they are found to be untied.
How it is done
The method, 5 drawings and all it needs, inside the library.
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