Bird's Nest

Collected by Stig Rydén from the Toba people of Sombrero Negro, Formosa Province, Argentina. Reconstructed by Ron Read. Despite the design's intricacy, this figure is easy to make and its method of construction is easy to remember.

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Step-by-Step Video Clips

Written Instructions (String Length: 2 spans)

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Step 1 - Place loop on 1 and 5; R2 and R4 pick up L palmar string; L2 and L4, through R2-R4 loop from above, pick up R palmar string.

R3 picks up L3 palmar string; L3, through R3 loop from above, picks up R3 palmar string.

Extend to absorb the slack.