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Cody Fisher
Special user
884 Posts
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Posted: Mar 21, 2006 7:44pm
I have had almost no experience whatsoever with Invisible Thread and I would like to know where is the best place to learn the basics. Also, what gimmicks/reels should I purchase? Once I learn the material, what can I accomplish with it. Thanks for all the help.
Cody
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tbaer
Inner circle
Pennsylvania
1621 Posts
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Posted: Mar 21, 2006 9:15pm
Cody, Michael Ammar's "easy to master thread miracles" volumes 1-3 teaches you everything you want to know about invisible thread. Different hookups, loops, lighting, types of thread reels, many effects, how to strip your own thread, where to get the thread, pros and cons over elastic and non-elastic. He goes over everything.
LeClair also has a nice video "who's afraid of invisible thread". He has one specific hookup and teaches you tricks only using that hookup.
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Magiguy
Inner circle
Seattle, WA
4556 Posts
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Posted: Mar 21, 2006 9:24pm
I enjoy the booklet called the Art of Close-Up Levitation (by Jon Jensen with many contributors, including Dan Harlan). The first effects I learned with IT (many years ago) were Steve Dusheck's Wunderbar, followed by Frank Pemper's (aka Ricardo) Floating Silver Cube (same as Wunderbar but I actually liked the apparatus a bit more, if you can believe that. You might also enjoy Cosmosis, by Ben Harris, and even better is the booklet Cosmosis Pro Tips which teaches you how to make your own Cosmosis cards (for the record, Tenyo also released a version of this in 2006 called The Floating Broom which is a cool, if not gimmicky, Harry Potter version of Cosmosis). I hear many people favor the kevlar thread but I personally use elastic more often than not. I suppose it depends upon the effects you prefer, and I rarely perform with IT (other than Cosmosis under certain circumstances, and a few items from AoC-UL). I do like to play with it, though.
Best of luck!
Magic of Japan
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Cody Fisher
Special user
884 Posts
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Posted: Mar 22, 2006 12:50pm
So if I get the Ammar videos, I should be set for basic IT work?
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zennomind
New user
16 Posts
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Posted: Mar 22, 2006 3:13pm
I have the Ammar set and the LeClair DVDs. I recommend Ammar. He covers EVERYTHING including a lot of the LeClair work.
You will probably want to pick up an ITR (Invisble Thread Reel) although it is not needed. Watch the first DVD and he will explain where you can get IE (Invisible Elastic). I per the IE over Non-elastic thread.
Note that both Ammar and LeClair cover making your own thread so there may not be a need to buy your own upfront.
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tbaer
Inner circle
Pennsylvania
1621 Posts
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Posted: Mar 22, 2006 4:56pm
Cody, not only will the Ammar videos hit the basics, there are some awesome advanced routines too. It covers everything in the 3 videos. By the way, Ammar is the special guest on the Café tomorrow.
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Cody Fisher
Special user
884 Posts
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Posted: Mar 22, 2006 5:52pm
I will be picking those up. Also, what does the Ammar video "Close Up Animations and Levitations" cover?
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tbaer
Inner circle
Pennsylvania
1621 Posts
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Posted: Mar 22, 2006 9:21pm
Cody, I never saw that video so I don't know. I'm sure someone else will give you some input on this video.
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Michael J. Douglas
Grammar Host
WV, USA
1650 Posts
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Posted: Mar 23, 2006 9:06pm
These vids (now DVDs) contain almost everything you'd ever want to know about IT.
EASY TO MASTER THREAD MIRACLES - CLOSE-UP ANIMATIONS & LEVITATIONS
VOLUME ONE:
Section One - Introducing Elastic Thread
Section Two - Accessing the Threads
Section Three - Magic With Invisible Elastic
Tahoe Tessie and the Magic Postcard; The Rising Business Card; Whirling Business Card; Dan Harlan's Financial Attraction; Ammar's Portable, Permanent Wallet Hookup
Section Four - Finn Jon's Elastic Loops
Phenomenon Fork; Finn Jon's Bill That Falls Up; The Floating Bill; Electrostatic Straw; Things That Affect Thread Visibility
Section Five - Visible but Hidden Threads
Stefan Schuster's Self-Folding Bill with Kicker, featuring Ammar's Self-Contained Wallet Hookup; Acrobatic Matchbox
Section Six - The Traditional Reel
Knot Absolutely Instant; Knot Automatically Undone; Clearly Penetrated Mike Stand
Section Seven - James George Interview
Comparing Every Available I.T.R.; Care and Management
VOLUME TWO:
Section 1 - Magic Using the I.T.R.
Finn Jon's Mystery Nut and Bolt ala I.T.R.; The Chop Cup Application; Dave Nelson's Dollar Bill Flight; I.T.R. Floating Bill; The Perfect Practice Hookup; Open Face Hookup; Z Grip to Lock the Thread; Hoop Pass; Rotating Hoop Pass; Bloom's Balancing Card; Robert Henry's Ashra Coin; I.T.R.áWhirling Card
Section 2 - The One-Hand Hookup; Al Baker's Erectile Bill; Socrate's Personal Chi Power
Section 3 - The LeClair Hookup
Floating Bill; The Whirling Card
Section 4 - The One Point Hookup
The Animated Straw; The Coin in Beer; Baker's Card from Hat; Whirling Card; Baker's Ring on Pencil
Section 5 - John Kennedy's Stealth Retractor; Ammar's Threading the Needle; Care and Feeding of the Stealth Retractor; Rising Business Cards; Rising Card; Self-Turning Page
Section 6 - Bonus Guest Star: James George
The Floating Pencil; Tips & Theory; Why Threads Break and How To Avoid; Practicing with Threads; Controlling Your Space; The Hierarchy of Astonishment
VOLUME THREE:
Performance
Floating Bill; The Super String Theory
Section One - Thread Strength According to Similar Diameters
Section Two - Securing the Ends, Separating Individual Strands
Section Three - Storing and Transporting
Simple Playing Card; Finn Jon System; John Kennedy's Z-Webs & Mini-Z-Webs; The Pin & Straw System; Sticky Mat Solution;áJohn Haar's Deck Gimmick; Clear Plastic Sticks; Lifesaver Holders; Wine Bottle Hookups - Corks, Ribbons, Clear Tubes; Under-Bar Bobbins; Mike-Stand Holders
Section Four - The Horizontal Two-Point Hookup Explanation
The Floating Bill; The Super String Theory
Section Five - The Steve Fearson Hookup
The Floating Lifesaver; James George's Floating Spinning Ball
http://www.llpub.com/zenshop/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=easy+to+master+thread+miracles
Michael J.
“Believe then, if you please, that I can do strange things.” --from Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’
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Cody Fisher
Special user
884 Posts
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Posted: Mar 23, 2006 9:43pm
Thanks for that great information.
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swtrocks
Loyal user
Los Angeles
206 Posts
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Posted: Apr 2, 2006 3:05pm
Leclair has a book called The Art of Invisible Thread, that covers all of what's on his DVD and much, much more.
Steven
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awe124
New user
Denver
40 Posts
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Posted: Jun 4, 2012 8:38pm
So is Frank Pemper's floating sliver cube the same thing as http://youtu.be/w1MI4QrCcbY
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whiteoakcanyon
Special user
722 Posts
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Posted: Jun 5, 2012 5:56pm
I recommend Magick Balay's Centrifugal as a great place to start.
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