Fun with String Figures

Discusses the history of string figures and gives directions for making cat's cradle, the ebbing tide, and many other designs.

Finger Strings: A Book of Cat's Cradles and String Figures
By Michael Taylor
This book is designed especially to require minimal page-turning while making string shapes. Ringbound to lie flat. Includes two brightly colored strings to get you started.
Camilla Gryski's Cat's Cradle: A Book of String Games
By Camilla Gryski
Camilla Gryski's Cat's Cradle: A Book of String Games
Pull the Other One
By Michael Taylor
Pull the Other One
How to Spell the Fight
By Natascha Sadr Haghighian
Following a thread, from string figures though algorithms.
String Figures and How to Make Them
By Caroline Jayne
Fullest, clearest instruction on string figures from around the world: Eskimo, Navajo, Lapp, European, more. Cat's cradle, moving spear, lightning, stars. 950 illustrations.
Cat's Cradle, Owl's Eyes: A Book of String Games
By Camilla Gryski
Play 40 terrific games with only one piece of string!
String Games: 16 New Ways to Have Fun with String
By Michelle Jackson, Kel Watkins
String Games: 16 New Ways to Have Fun with String