Thumb-Cutting Trick

Collected by Julia Averkieva from the Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) of Vancouver Island, Canada.

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Step-by-Step Video Clips		Written Instructions
1  2  3  4  5  6  all © 2008 ISFA. All rights reserved.		Step 3 - Rotate R hand a half turn away from you so that R palm faces you; L2 picks up R1f; Rotate R hand a half turn toward you so that R palm faces away; L1, over R1f, picks up R2n; Release R hand loop and uncross the hanging strings; you now have one loop on L2.