Miscellaneous

63 entries in Thread / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown To fasten a Ring or a Six-Pence at the End of a Piece of common Thread, and after burning the Thread, to leave the Ring hanging at the End of the Thread.
1784 Breslaw's Last Legacy 30
Professor Hoffmann Mode of Preparing specially adhesive Wax for Conjuring Purposes
1876 Modern Magic 118
Unknown Die durchschnittene und wieder reparierte Schnur string through apple is cut and restored
 		Dec. 1895 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 12) 187
Unknown Der verhängnisvolle Faden "Ein reizender Gesellschaftsscherz"
thread on jacket, when spectator pulls on it it becomes longer and longer, gag
 		Jan. 1896 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 1) 14
Unknown Der Apfel des Paris thread pushed through apple with needle, apple slides down and can stop anytime on command
 		Dec. 1896 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 4) 57
Carl Willmann Die Bedeutung des Fadenzuges part two
Related to Feb. 1899 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 2) 27
Unknown The Burnt Thread non-magical science experiment
 		1902 The Modern Conjurer 310
Charles T. Jordan The Bewitched Umbrella No. 3, spectator cannot lift umbrella from performer's hand, thread
 		1920 Ten New Pocket Tricks 6
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Vom Faden Ariadnes zur roten Fahne. No. 3, thread turns into silk and silk into flag
 		1926 Magische Miniaturen 17
Unknown A Surgical Operation splinter pulled out by spectator from performer's hand becomes long hair, gag
 		1937 The Magic Annual for 1937 96
Dr. Edward G. Ervin A Spooky Yarn yarn remains sustained in midair
 		1937 The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin 74
Tom Sellers Through the Eye of a Needle needle threaded in dark while wrists held
 		1942 That's Good! 3
Eddie Joseph The Cotton Mill long cotton thread produced from cup
 		1942 The Last Word on Cups and Balls 47
Elray Cue It! code with a thread, routine wit cigarettes, a book, cards and numbers
 		1943 The Phoenix 1-50 (Issue 34) 141
Jean Hugard Evaporation of a Watch pocket watch vanishes in a hat covered with a handkerchief and appears back in performer's pocket on watchchain
 		Jan. 1944 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 1 No. 8) 33
Milbourne Christopher My Thimble Routine "Milbourne Christopher's Column", thimbles and spool of thread appear, thimbles travel and vanish
 		Feb. 1946 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 3 No. 9) 197
Billy McComb William Turns Gravity Upside Down board on two trestles with three bricks on top, trestles are removed and the rest floats, then board, lowermost and middle brick are removed one by one, still suspended in the air
 		1947 The First Book of William 49
U. F. Grant Visible: Invisible Thread invisible thread gag, thread appears
 		1950 The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 207) 827
Eddie Joseph The Cotton Mill long cotton thread pulled from spectator's clothing
 		1950 The Art of Body Loading & Productions 49
Karrell Fox An Old Yarn yarn hanging from lapel, pulled for long time, one sock is missing
 		1954 Kornfidentially Yours 30
Ali Bongo Ali Bongo's Addition magical needle threading combined with Hindu Thread
Also published here 1956 Unconventional Magic 58
Ali Bongo Ali Bongo's Zusatz zum "Gypsy-Thread" magical needle threading combined with Hindu Thread
Also published here 1959 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 20 No. 6) 877
Don Tanner The Invisible Seamstress needle threads itself on thread inside card box
 		1962 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962) 52
Tony Cole Ah, Sew three thread spools on stick, when covered, the order changes
 		Mar. 1966 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 5) 23
Tony Cole Cremation Silk loose thread is given to spectator, silk changes to more thread, becomes silk again in spectator's hand
 		Jan. 1969 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 3) 236
Pavel The Instant Silk handkerchief appears in glass
 		1970 ca. Successful Magic 3
Pavel Encore the Silk in the Knot handkerchief disappears and appears knotted on rope over neck
 		1970 ca. Successful Magic 21
Pavel Dreifarbiges Rätsel order of three colors predicted with three pieces of thread that are tied in that order
 		1971 15 Mikrotricks 26
Morty Rudnick Hair, There and Everywhere imaginary invisible thread is used to animate various things
Variations 1972 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7 294
Billy McComb Resurrected! ideas for gag in which thread comes out of clothing and is pulled and then becomes very long
 		1972 McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser 123
Pat Conway A Gag From Pat Conway thread becomes invisible when pulled free
Also published here Aug. 1976 Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 12) 289
Tommy Wonder Through the Eye of the Needle more threads get in the eye of the needle than seemingly possible
Also published here 1977 Jos Bema — Lecture 10
Al Leech Thimble And Thread based on "Topsy Turvey", with a thread spool
 		1980 Al Leech's Legacy 105
Al Schneider 20th Century Yarn 20th Century Silks with three pieces of yarn and an envelope
 		1980 Al Schneider On Close-Up 124
Ali Bongo, David Nixon Ali Bongo's Experience
  • The Thread or Cotton
  • Shows for Children
  • The Needle Threading Addition
  • 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
  • A Note on the Preparation
  • Chadwick's Mending Cotton versus Tacking Thread
  • Repeating Impromptu
  • Dany Ray
 		1980 The Hindu Thread Trick 15
Mike Caveney The Appearing Jumping Rising Vanishing and Reappearing Thimble
1981 Magicomedy 121
Hen Fetsch Die Fingerhutspitze secret inner nesting thimble for
  • threading a button
  • thread restoration
  • cigarette vanish in thimble
 		Oct. 1982 Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 3) 87
Al Mann The Suspended Glass of Water No. 5
 		1983 101 Psychic Tests 2
Unknown Threading the Needle No. 10, blindfolded, threads needle many times
 		1983 101 Psychic Tests 4
Unknown Another Method No. 11, blindfolded, threads needle many times
 		1983 101 Psychic Tests 4
Lu Brent Noch ein paar Effektideen - 4. thread, needle and paper put in card case prop, thread sews chosen symbol into card
 		Dec. 1986 Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 3&4) 183
Patrick Page Thread as a Pull
Also published here 1987 The Pull Book 38
Patrick Page The Untying Handkerchief slowly untying
Also published here 1987 The Pull Book 42
Pat Conway Invisible Thread thread becomes invisible when pulled free, gag
Also published here 1987 The Pat Way to Con 152
Patrick Page Der Fadenzieher
Also published here Dec. 1988 Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 2) 55
Patrick Page Das sich selbst entknotende Tuch slowly untying
Also published here Dec. 1988 Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 2) 58
Steve Dusheck Experiment No. 16 dowel in thumb tip winds up thread
 		1991 Dusheck's Thumb Tip Magic 58
Gary Darwin Darwin's Burnt & Restored String
1991 Hardcore 168
Ali Bongo Knetgummizerschneiden magically cutting modeling clay into three pieces
 		1991 Ali Bongo 16
Karl Fulves Loopy Loop two different colored string loops transpose instantly
 		1993 Easy-to-Do Magic Tricks for Children 26
Ali Bongo Do It Yourself Pompons faster way to make pompoms form wool
Also published here
  • Genii
 June 1993 Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 1) 23
Unknown The Chinese Wands two strings through wood pillars, one cut and restored, "Pillars of Solomon"
 		1994 More Greater Magic 1148
Tommy Wonder Through the Eye of the Needle more threads get in the eye of the needle than seemingly possible
VariationsAlso published here 1996 The Books of Wonder — Volume 2 72
Aaron Fisher Buenos Notches thread is fed between two slits of a card, cut and restored, two parts clearly separated
Also published here 1996 The Minotaur (Vol. 8 No. 3) 8
Aaron Fisher Buenos Notches thread is fed between two slits of a card, cut and restored, two parts clearly separated
Also published here 1996 Lost Studio Sessions 4
Barrie Richardson Sew What! needles are threaded in fist without looking
Also published here
  • The Linking Ring, Feb. 1997
 1999 Theater of the Mind 190
Jack Griggs Wenn Schweine fliegen könnten toy pig vanishes behind paravent, close-up
 		2000 Intermagic (Vol. 24 No. 2) 49
Karl Fulves No Needles "Problems"
performer mimes knitting, a scarf appears, posed as a problem
 		2001 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 6) 211
Al Schneider Through the Eye of the Needle: Version II
  • The Schneider Technique
more threads get in the eye of the needle than seemingly possible
Inspired by Sep. 2001 Genii (Vol. 64 No. 9) 53
Bob Ostin Truly Invisible Thread invisible thread gag, using spool
 		2005 Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions 127
Patrick Page Hanky Panky 1 silk jumps in box
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 298
Patrick Page Hanky Panky 2 silk jumps around
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 298
Wayne Houchin Thread Magician swallows thread, thread is pulled out of eye
 		2019 Houchin: Thread & Control 1