Secrets of Handkerchief Manipulation
Fig. 1.—Handkerchief twisted for the performance.
Fig. 2.—The one hand knot.
The following explanations are intended to provide the beginner with the knowledge necessary to perform a few of the simple but neat tricks which can be done with no other apparatus than a handkerchief. For a short turn or “gag” these tricks are effective and useful, whilst their very simplicity renders a quick return for the little trouble required to learn them.
A good-sized silk handkerchief must be procured. Before making any of the knots it should be twisted like a rope ([Fig. 1]). Being of silk, the handkerchief will not untwine easily.