Sleeving Techniques

138 entries in Sleeving Techniques
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
The Shirt-Cuffs secret pockets in cuffs that open when shirt cuffs are removed
 		1903 Later Magic 8
The Flying Salt sleeving salt, ungimmicked
 		1909 The Art of Magic 320
Oswald Rae The Elusive Ring on named finger
 		1928 Sub Rosa 62
Thimbles - Sleeving about using sleeving in a thimble routine
 		1939 The Magic Annual for 1938 and 1939 109
Lewis Davenport Ein tatsächliches Fingerhutverschwinden vanish of thimble, sleeving
 		1939 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 1 No. 2) 10
The Vanishing Spoon sleeving off the table
 		1941 After the Dessert 16
Eddie Joseph The Sleeve Holder small pocket near opening of sleeve to keep coin from falling out
 		1942 Coin and Money Magic 44
William S. Houghton Sleeve-Pull Sleeving coin loaded in sleeve while pulling sleeve back to seem fair
 		1943 The Magic 36 44
Jay Marshall Foo pochette in sleeve for sleeving a coin
 		1944 The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 54) 221
George Starke Sleeving as an Art Part I
  • To sleeve a coin from the right hand up the right sleeve
  • Retrieving the sleeved coin
  • Using the right sleeve for a switch
Related to Mar. 1945 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 2 No. 10) 105
George Starke Sleeving as an Art Part II
  • Emil Jarrow & Paul Morris (Sphinx, 1937/1938)
  • One-Handed Sleeving
Related to July 1945 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 3 No. 2) 136
J. B. Bobo The Art of Sleeving
1947 Watch This One! 75
Delayed Action Sleeving
1947 Watch This One! 76
Loading Sleeve from Inside Coat
1947 Watch This One! 79
Pulling up Sleeves after Sleeving
1947 Watch This One! 79
Through the Table coin on table, spectator presses performer's hand on top and it penetrates table, with a misdirection sleeving
 		1947 Watch This One! 81
The Catapult inertia sleeving
 		1947 Watch This One! 84
Arthur H. Buckley Sleeving some methods briefly explained
 		1948 Principles and Deceptions 47
Jim Wheeler Sleeving a Lit Cigarette
Jan. 1949 Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 4) 12
"Senator" Clarke Crandall Some Gags by Senator Crandall as given to Don Alan
  • doll house cleanup set for restaurant / bar work
  • bulldog clip in sleeve, to produce a coin anytime
 		1950 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1950) 31
Jerry Hornak Mysterious Cigarette and Match Production production of cigarette and match, match is ignited on palm of the hand
 		1951 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1951) 2
Audley Walsh Snap-Aroo with a Die sleeving a die
 		1952 The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 270) 1080
Eddie Joseph Write a Word pen vanishes and is produced from spectator's jacket
 		1952 Tricks for Informal Occasions 31
Dai Vernon Tips for Experts - Sleeving
1957 The Dai Vernon Book of Magic 194
John V. Hope Sugar Go sugar put in handkerchief penetrates table
 		1961 The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 355) 249
Bob Ostin Thimble Vanish
1967 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1 180
Bob Ostin The "Peg" Coin Change coin held with peg is changed to other coin
 		1968 Fingertip Fantasies 59
David Berglas 'It's Up His Sleeve' why spectator's suspect sleeving, general comments
Also published here 1969 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2 169
David Berglas Methods Of Sleeving
  • Gravity
  • Manual Propulsion
  • Mechanical Propulsion

comments on the material of the jacket
Also published here 1969 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2 171
David Berglas The Berglas Gravity Method For Sleeving A Small Object Invisibly pocket knife vanishes
 		1969 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2 173
David Berglas Retrieving the Pocket Knife
1969 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2 180
David Berglas Intelligent Use Of Sleeving
1969 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2 181
David Berglas, Lewis Ganson, Ralph W. Hull The Master Move For 'The Homing Ball' moves for ball and cone
 		1969 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2 182
David Berglas The Torn and Restored Tissue Paper
1969 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2 186
David Berglas, Alex Elmsley The Cups and Balls billiard balls as final loads
 		1969 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2 192
David Berglas Production and Vanish Of A Silk Handkerchief with tube or ball
 		1969 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2 194
David Berglas The Vanishing Stick
1969 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2 198
David Berglas Producing A Pen, Pencil Or Cigar from sleeve
 		1969 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2 199
David Berglas, Milbourne Christopher The Autograph Hunter's Nightmare pen vanishes and appear several times, in the end it travels to spectator's breast pocket
 		1969 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2 200
David Berglas Switching One Object For Another for cigarettes, nuts, knives, paddles, safety pins, coins etc.
 		1969 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2 205
David Berglas Switching A Long Object
1969 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2 207
David Berglas Production Of A Cigar
1969 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2 214
Ball Vanish in Handkerchief sleeving
 		1969 Wonderful Routines of Magic 31
Flip Hallema Fl!pstick wand appears and vanishes, then it changes to tube and back, wand is found inside the tube
Related to 1972 Fl!p Qu!k Tr!k Str!p 1
Patrick Page A Production Effect wand or pencil appear under handkerchief
 		1974 Tricks with Handkerchiefs 24
Gerald Kosky How to Make Change coin changes to small purse containing coins with same amount, catapult sleeving
 		1975 The Magic of Gerald Kosky 105
Slydini Sleeving
1976 The Best of Slydini ...and More 22
David Berglas Lecture on Sleeving
  • "It's Up His Sleeve!"
  • The Use of Sleeving
  • The Berglas Gravity Method of Sleeving
  • Practice
Also published here 1976 David Berglas Lecture 2
David Berglas Hints on Sleeving
  • A Common Fault
  • Natural Movements
  • Pulling Up the Sleeve
  • Over-Use
  • "A Whole New World of Magic"
  • Application for Sleeving
 		1976 David Berglas Lecture 7
David Berglas Cups and Balls using sleeving
 		1976 David Berglas Lecture 9
David Berglas Billiard Ball Production idea, brief
 		1976 David Berglas Lecture 10
David Berglas Other Applications ideas, brief
 		1976 David Berglas Lecture 10
David Berglas Impossible Silk Production with tube
 		1976 David Berglas Lecture 11
David Berglas Impossible Silk Vanish with sucker element
 		1976 David Berglas Lecture 12
Karl Fulves Spectators Suspecting Sleeving
1977 Impromptu Holdouts 6
Ross Bertram From the Palm Proper
1978 Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram 122
Ross Bertram Sleeving from the Clenched Fist
1978 Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram 123
Ross Bertram The Toss-Back from the Fingertips
1978 Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram 123
Ross Bertram From Left Palm to Right Sleeve
1978 Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram 124
Ross Bertram Toss from Left Fingers to Right Sleeve
1978 Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram 127
Ross Bertram From the Closed Hand
1978 Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram 127
Ross Bertram Some Helpful Hints on sleeving
 		1978 Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram 127
Stephen Tucker Bend! key bending
 		1978 The Talon (Issue 2) 21
David Britland Disapen pen disappears between hands
 		Jan. 1979 The Talon (Issue 3) 36
Invisible Ink No. 93, pen vanishes under handkerchief
 		1981 Self-Working Table Magic 117
John Fealey Sleeve-Topit as "Fieley", idea / magician's joke, use sleeve as topit
 		1981 Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 4) 60
Bobby Bernard Bobby Bernard on "Sleeving"
  • On Sleeving in General
  • "Classic" Sleeving
  • As a Coin Change
  • Circular Sleeving
 		1982 The Coin and Card Magic of Bobby Bernard 54
Tom Gagnon A Ball Penetration ball on top vanishes and appear under it
Also published here
  • "A Ball Penetration" in "The Blueprint"
 1982 Fork Full of Appetizers 56
Pen Sleeving Technique
1983 Baker's Capers 14
Dice Sleeving
1983 Baker's Capers 19
Walter B. Gibson Anmerkungen zum "Ärmeln" article about sleeving
Also published here
  • The Conjurors' Magazine, July 1947
 May 1984 Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 1) 34
Emil Jarrow Side Throw also for his tobacco trick
 		May 1984 Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 1) 34
George Karger Pen Production borrowed pen pocketed (dropped in sleeve), then reproduced
 		May 1984 Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 1) 36
Karl Fulves Getaway IV sleeving a coin under cover of a dollar bill
 		1985 S-C — Contemporary Money Magic (Issue 4) 69
Karl Fulves Holdup valuables vanish from folded handkerchief (ungaffed) and appear from paper bag
Related toAlso published here 1987 Contemporary Handkerchief Magic — Part One 19
Christoph Borer X Production deck of cards appears in pyro flash
Also published here 1988 Seminarheft 2
Karl Fulves The Holdup No. 4, pen and pencil put in handkerchief vanish, reappear in paper bag, sleeving
Also published here 1988 Self-Working Handkerchief Magic 12
Patrick Page Down the Sleeve producing object from purse frame, using sleeve
 		1988 The Purse Frame 10
Ross Bertram Intensivkursus Ärmeln article on sleeving, intro, see following items
Also published here
  • Hugard's Magic Monthly, 1951/1952
 Apr. 1988 Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 4) 160
Christoph Borer Flash Production deck of cards appears in pyro flash
Also published here 1989 Seminarheft 14
Gary Kurtz Toss/Return Sleeve coin tossed into other hand and back
 		1989 Full Frontal Assault 13
Gary Kurtz The Inertia Sleeve
1989 Full Frontal Assault 17
Rocco Silano Basic Sleeving Techniques: The Vanish and Recovery described with coin
 		1990 If it fits... Sleeve it! 10
Rocco Silano Weighting Cigarettes "Trio of Tips"
nail in cigarette to facilitate sleeving
 		1990 If it fits... Sleeve it! 52
Rocco Silano Body Positions and Economy of Motion with sleeving in mind
 		1990 If it fits... Sleeve it! 53
Chris Kenner Sleeving wooden cigar or similar object
 		1992 Totally Out Of Control 117
Jack Miller Momentum Sleeving any small object
 		1992 Deceptive Practices 18
Alexander de Cova Felt Tip Pen Sleeve Vanish flip stick with sleeving
 		1992 Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 6) 25
Arturo de Ascanio Aparición de la Bola ball appears under handkerchief
Also published here
  • "Ilusionismo" 1958.
 1992 La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 4 114
Arturo de Ascanio Tabaco - Cigarrillo
Also published here
  • "A.M.A." N° 12, 1959.
 1992 La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 4 126
David Berglas Das Ärmeln
  • "Es ist in Ärmel!"
  • Die Berglas-Schwerkraft-Ärmel-Methode
  • Das Üben
  • Das Wiedererscheinen des Füllers
  • Ärmeltips
    • Ein häufiger Fehler
    • Zu häufiger Gebrauch
Also published here 1992 Baden Baden Lecture Notes 7
David Berglas Verwendungsmöglichkeiten des "Ärmelns"
  • Becherspiel
  • Billardball-Produktion
 		1992 Baden Baden Lecture Notes 11
Sleeve recovery obtaining object from sleeve
 		1994 Working Alone 2
Bob King, Carl Cloutier Sleeving Method
1995 Opening Night Magic 5
Flick Sleeving lighter flicked upwards
 		1995 Opening Night Magic 29
Sleeving move sleeving a spoon
 		1995 Labyrinth (Issue 4) 17
Ross Bertram, Emil Jarrow Sleeving Techniques of Ross Bertram and Emil Jarrow general comments, described by David Ben
 		1996 The Looking Glass (Issue 1) 11
Ross Bertram The Bertram Stick Sleeve for ring on stick
 		1996 The Looking Glass (Issue 1) 12
Emil Jarrow The Jarrow Sleeve Subtlety pulling up sleeves despite using them
 		1996 The Looking Glass (Issue 1) 12
Steve Beam Sleeving
1997 Digital Effects 187
Joe Mogar Sleeving Thimbles - A Primer
  • Sleeving From The First Finger
  • Sleeving From The Second Finger
  • Multiple Vanish from the Second Finger
  • Producing from the Sleeve
 		1997 Digital Effects 188
Delayed Action Sleeving from fingertip rest
 		1998 Five Times Five — Scotland 32
Sleeving from Back of Fist
1999 Kort 156
Joshua Jay A Perplexing Pen Production using sleeve as a holdout
Also published here 1999 Magic Atlas 37
Sleeving technique inserting item into sleeve from inside jacket, holding at elbow until ready to produce
 		1999 Labyrinth (Issue 10) 19
Sleeving technique camera dropped down sleeve from inside jacket and held at elbow to be produced later
 		1999 Labyrinth (Issue 10) 28
Joshua Jay Perplexing Pen Production using sleeve as a holdout
Also published here Jan. 1999 Onyx (Issue 6) 11
Chuck Smith Sleeving Techniques several tips on sleeving, retrieving sleeved objects and practice methods
 		2000 Why Not? 16
Dr. E. M. Roberts Sleeving Technique
2000 Why Not? 16
Pen Sleeving
Aug. 2000 Genii (Vol. 63 No. 8) 70
Sleeving technique coin dropped from sleeve into hand
 		2001 The Ends 10
Dr. E. M. Roberts, John Carney Cigar Sleeving
Related to 2002 The Book of Secrets 49
Alexander de Cova Die Technik des Ärmelns sleeving method
 		2003 Gambit 25
Christoph Borer Das Spiel erscheint deck of cards appears in pyro flash
Also published here 2003 Bisingen 03 5
Alexander de Cova Another Bar Stunt lighter vanishes, sleeving technique
 		2004 Treasures 19
Snap Sleeve with a lighter
 		2005 Seven By Rick Bronson 6
Rick Merrill The Sleeving Technique for pens
Also published here 2005 Home Schooled 25
Rick Merrill On Sleeving "The evolution of an idea along with some advice"
  • The History
  • Thoughts on Sleeving
  • Thoughts on the Shirt
Also published here 2005 Home Schooled 34
Christoph Borer Flash Production deck of cards appears in pyro flash
Also published here 2006 Compilation 62
Christoph Borer Ärmel on sleeving techniques
 		2006 Compilation 167
Christoph Borer Ärmel Aussenseite on using the outer side of the sleeve for producing and holding out objects
 		2006 Compilation 170
The History of Sleeving credit information
 		July 2007 Genii (Vol. 70 No. 7) 56
Arturo de Ascanio A Color Change Using Regular Knives
2008 The Magic of Ascanio — Knives and Color-Blindness 50
Curtis Kam Sleeves and their use in coin magic
 		2008 The Pocketbook 71
The Sleeving Technique for a pen
Also published here 2009 Sharpies & Coins 3
Rick Merrill On Sleeving
  • The History
  • Thoughts on Sleeving
  • Thoughts o the Shirt
Also published here 2009 Sharpies & Coins 12
Karl Fulves Holdout Secrets - Part Four on sleeving, see following items
Related to 2010 Prolix (Issue 7) 436
Bob Ostin Ostin's Sleeve Holdout managing two items in one sleeve
Inspired by 2010 Prolix (Issue 7) 436
Patrick Page Big Money Aces performer locates the Aces, then a Jumbo coin appears under the fan of Acea
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 64
Patrick Page The Sleeve Dropper with applications for
  • The Expansion of Silver
  • With a Purse Frame
  • The Miser's Dream
  • With a Deck of Cards
  • Using Other Objects
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 133
The Sleeve Dodge
2011 Magic Page by Page 169
Shane Cobalt Sleeving for Dummies Sleeving handling in the context of vanishing a coin
 		2012 Chasing Dovetails 18
Loading Sleeve from Inside Coat
2012 Noteworthy 30
Pen Sleeving Technique brief
 		2012 Noteworthy 35
Pulling up Sleeves after Sleeving
2012 Noteworthy 36
Tommy Sköld Sköld Production hands shown empty, pen propelled from sleeve into hand
 		June 2015 Genii (Vol. 78 No. 6) 36
Arthur Finley Flibbertigibbet coin vanishes, loaded back in hand from sleeve, credit information on sleeve load while taking something out of inside pocket
 		2018 The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1) 277
Michael Lair Expertalk: Michael Lair on Sleeving "Cross Sleeve", with wand
Also published here
  • MAGIC, June 2005
 2022 Talk About Tricks (Issue 1) 412