8. THE KNOT THAT UNTIES ITSELF
There are several methods of working this popular effect. For example, sew a black silk thread about twenty-four inches long to one corner of a silk handkerchief and make a, large knot at the free end. When ready to show the trick, take the silk from your pocket and execute several of the flourish knots, such as the instantaneous knot and the vanishing knot, with which the attached thread will not interfere. Then take it by the unprepared end with the left hand, the thread hanging down from the diagonally opposite corner. With the right hand tie a single knot with the thread end and bring the thread through the bight with its free end hanging down on the opposite side (Fig. 36).
Now stroke the silk downwards with the right hand and catch the knotted end of the thread between two fingers, holding it tightly. Raise the left hand and lower the right hand, slowly; the attached end will be pulled up by the thread through the bight, untying the knot, and the silk will fall free to its full length.
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