A Dragonfly

A contemporary string figure created by Yukio Shishido of Kyoto, Japan. Among samurai warriors the dragonfly was a symbol of strength and victory.

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 Step 3 - L2 releases its loop; extend to absorb the slack.

Without catching the R palmar string R2 rotates a half turn away from you, then R1 and R5 remove the R2 loop, entering from the fingertip side.