Laundry on a Clothesline

Collected by Thomas T. Paterson from the Inuit of Upernavik, Greenland. Danish settlers have been living among the Inuit of Greenland for over 200 years. As a result, it is not uncommon to find traditional Inuit string figures that have been renamed to represent items imported from Europe.

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Step 5 - 1 picks up 2n.

Navajo the loops on 1 (lift the lower loop over the upper loop and release it on the far side of 1).

Release 2 loop and extend; 2, from below, removes 1 loop.