Three is a general purpose interest of embodied minds

April 5th, 2019 by Charles Cameron

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  • Spectacular illustration of a game of three

  • Threeness games — some back-up materials

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    1. Sally Benzon:

      April 8th, 2019 at 12:15 am

      Love the reference to jacquard looms! And, I recall doing macrame — patterns of braiding. I also have a favorite pattern of string figures. Remember childhood with the basic cat’s cradle? Well, there is a series of patterned knots in that loop of string that looks like it is getting more and more tangled into a hopeless mess as you go through the repetitions until the moment of revelation with the final knot, upon which opening the hands wide: Voila! the pattern out to a ladder! It is, fittingly, called “Jacob’s Ladder.” Fun! the moment of reveal always garners oohs and aahs.

    2. Charles Cameron:

      April 11th, 2019 at 5:26 pm

    3. Sally Benzon:

      April 12th, 2019 at 12:44 am

      Hers is a lot neater looking than mine ever was! Thanks for finding it, Charles. Fun to see it again.