Sacred Circle

A contemporary string figure created by a Native American faithkeeper. Sacred Circles, Mandalas, Medicine Wheels: all are symbols of wholeness and the infinite. To Native Americans, a Sacred Circle represents the togetherness of people who sit around a campfire. It symbolizes the sun, the moon, and the paths they travel in the sky. It reminds us that the seasons and life itself are never ending cycles.

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Written Instructions

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Step 7 - If necessary, position the loops on 1 so that the transverse ("straight across") 1n string is a lower string.

Double Navajo the loops on L1 (using fingers of the R hand grasp the lower L1 loop; lift it over the upper L1 loop and place it near the tip of L1 to form a new upper L1 loop; again using fingers of the R hand grasp the new lower L1 loop, lift it over the new upper L1 loop, and release it on the far side of L1).

Likewise, Double Navajo the loops on R1.

Extend.