Ball, W. W. Rouse (Walter William Rouse), 1850-1925 · London, Macmillan and Co., limited · leaf 384
360 [CH. XVI STRING FIGURES the straight lines representing the tree will be upright, and this is the way in which the figure is normally produced. Up this tree, some loops, which represent a boy, are made to ascend. The production is very simple, but it is interesting because the design, and… … The Boy Climbing a Tree may be produced thus. First . Take up the string in the form of Opening A. Second. Pass the little-fingers over four strings (namely, all the strings except the near or radial thumb string), then with the backs of the little-fingers take up the near thumb string, and return.…
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