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Effect

The Speedy Single Knot

Harlan Tarbell · The Tarbell Course, 1926

Time
2 min read + 10 min practice
Materials
In the library
Prerequisites
None

Performer holds a handkerchief by opposite corners in his two hands.

He brings his hands together and pulls them apart instantly, and suddenly a knot has appeared in the handkerchief.

How it is done

The method, 4 drawings and all it needs, inside the library.

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