New to Rope Magic, I just watched an effect on performed by Mr Lenahan where he made a very small loop on one end of the rope, then he physically through the other end of the rope straight through the bl*"dy loop! No idea how it was done but would love to find out where I can find it, in a book,on dvd etc.

Thanks in advance

Greig R Ewen

Greig,

It is in Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic.
Look for "Threading the Needle."

I say Lad! Do ye wear the kilt when ye work?

When you make the loop pay particular attention to illustrations 3 & 4. If ye do the loop the wrong way, the "needle" will end up passing through the "eye" backwards!

I'm not Scottish, but Pat Page was a dear friend!

Thanks for taking the time to reply guys, much appreciated.

Dick Oslund...your quite funny, Mr Page was a legend and a truly knowledgeable magician, would of loved to of met him. We have some magical greats in this part of the world such as Roy Walton (English), Peter Duffie, Jerry Sadowitz, David Forrest, Paul Wilson, Euan Bingam and George McBride to name a small few. Standing on the shoulders of giants comes to mind.

All the best,
Greig.

Roy Walton--yes! I never knew HIM, but,I remember his work.

I'm long retired, so, I'm not "up" on some of the new fellows. (I "go back" to John RAMSAY! I never really met him, but, saw him work at the IBM convention in Chicago in >>1950<<!)

It was Pat who explained that it was not "kiltS", but, "kilt" I met Pat in Davenport's in London, in the '60s. I had never seen a TOP IT used. He showed me!!! The last time we were together at a little weekend convention in Michigan, Pat had to borrow some safety pins from me, to "install" his TOP IT!

My pal(and, Pat's) Jay Marshall, played the pipes in a New York play in the '50s. He later told me that, "I'll play "The Campbells are Coming", or, "Bonnie Dundee". --I know that I play one!"

I have Jeff sheridan performing it on a dvd.

Hey Dick, I well emember visiting Davenports in the early 70s, Pate Page was the demonstrator then . that's what a magic shop should look like, straight out os a Harry Potter film. It was opposite the British museum in Russel square, dusty, unorganised with huge boxes and vent dummies staring down at you from a shelf. The atmosphere of the place was wonderful, not like where it is now in a tube station !