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The Gypsy Thread trick is one of those classic effects in the same league as a linking ring or cups and balls. A thread is broken into several short pieces and then magically restored into one long piece of thread. Many of the best magicians have made the gypsy thread a feature of their performances: Fred Kaps, Dany Ray, Ricky Jay, Billy McComb, Ali Bongo, Hans Trixer, Marconick and Eugene Burger to name just a few.
Lewis Ganson teaches in detail with text, photos and illustrations the ins and outs of this routine.
This was part of the famous Ganson Teach-In series originally published by Supreme Magic Inc. Rights are now owned by Martin Breese whom we thank for the kind permission to reproduce this booklet.
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1st edition 1980; original 24 pages; PDF 32 pages.
- Introduction
- The Hindu Thread Trick
- - The Effect
- - The Thread
- - Preparation
- - Presentation
- Marconick's Gypsy Thread
- - Preparation
- - Performance
- Easy Gypsy Thread
- - Performance
- Ali Bongo's Experience
- - The Routine
- - The Thread Or Cotton
- - Shows For Children
- - The Needle Threading Addition
- - Preparation
- - Performance
- - Jewelled Scabbard Gag
- - Humorous Gypsy Thread
- - Disposal Of The Pieces
- - Breaking The Thread
- - Displaying The Pieces
- - David Nixon's Idea
- - The Bongo Gypsy Thread Suit
- - Patter
- - A Note On The Preparation
- - Chadwick's Mending Cotton Versus Tacking Thread
- - Repeating Impromptu
- - Dany Ray
- Pat Conway's Routine
- - Requirements
- - Preparation
- - Performance
- Conclusion
word count: 9890 which is equivalent to 39 standard pages of text 
