A knot mysteriously appears in the corner of a handkerchief

Effect: A knot mysteriously appears in the corner of a handkerchief.
Secret:Before your performance, secretly tie a knot in one corner of a handkerchief. Show the handkerchief but hold it with the knot hidden in your right hand. The left hand now lifts the bottom end of the handkerchief and places it in the right hand along with the top corner. Give the handkerchief a shake and drop the unknotted end. Repeat this two or three times. On the second or third attempt allow the knotted corner to drop, retaining your grip on the other corner. All you have done is change the corner you are holding but it appears that the knot has formed by magic.

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A cup or glass vanishes with Cup Through Table trick

Effect: A cup or glass vanishes when wrapped in a sheet of paper. 

Secret: A piece of paper wrapped around the cup or glass will retain the shape of the cup  even after the magician has secretly dropped the cup into his lap. Props: A cup or glass, any small object and a sheet of newspaper or tissue paper. 

Preparation: Select a piece of newspaper slightly larger than the cup so that it will cover it completely with some overlap. 

Presentation: Place the cup over any small object and wrap the paper around it. Ask the audience what is under the cup. Everyone will, of course, suspect that you are about to vanish the object. Lift the paper and cup to reassure everyone that the object is still on the table. Moving the wrapped cup slightly towards you, just clear of the table relax your hold so that the cup is allowed to quietly drop into your lap, out of sight of the audience, of course, whose attention is still focused on the object.The paper will retain the shape of the cup. When you again place the paper over the object, you must maintain the illusion that you are replacing both paper and cup. Wave your hand mysteriously over the "cup" and claim that you will make the object vanish. When you lift the "cup" the object is still there. Remove the object but replace the "cup". Tell the audience that something must have gone wrong and you are unable to vanish the object, so you have decided to vanish the cup instead! At that moment dramatically smash your hand down onto the paper which will flatten, giving the appearance that the "cup" has penetrated the table. Bring the cup from under the table(removing it from your lap, in one smooth movement) and replace it on the table.

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Disappear a pencil

Effect: A pencil disappears. Secret: Show a pencil or pen and drape a large handkerchief over it. As soon as the pencil is out of sight,secretly extend your forefinger under the handkerchief as you allow the pencil to drop down your sleeve. Take the handkerchief with the other hand as if holding the pencil through the material. Throw the handkerchief into the air and the pencil has vanished!

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Currency note turns itself over

Effect: A currency note turns itself over. 

Secret: Hold the note in your left hand then fold it in half lengthways towards you. Next fold it in half away from you. Finally, fold the note in half again, this time towards your body. Now slowly unfold the note from the front, making each movement in the same direction. The note is now upside down! Strangely enough, this trick is more baffling if you do it really slowly but, like all tricks, you must practise it thoroughly to make sure you can do it perfectly before showing it to anyone.

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