An easy way properly loop the string is to hold the string with one hand, and touch together your thumb and pinky of your other hand. Place your thumb and pinky inside the hole of the looped string. You will now be holding up the string by your thumb and pinky. Then touch together your thumb and pinky of your other hand, and again place them inside the hole of the looped string. Pull your hands apart to make the string taut, and fully widen your hands.
It does not matter if you first pull the string with your left or right pointer finger. The formation will still be the same. Some people use their pointer fingers to pull the palm strings, while others use their middle fingers. It is really based on personal preference, but if you have smaller hands, it may be easiest to complete the cup and saucer if you pull the palm strings using your pointer fingers.
It is very important that you tighten the string after each step by pulling your hands apart from each other. A taut string will lead to easy visibility of the strings, and crisp string formations.
You can alternatively try to lift each side of the bottom thumb string using your opposite pointer finger and thumb to pinch the string and move it. How you move the lower thumb string is all based on personal preference.
For an added trick, you can use your teeth to pull the top string of the “cup” and pull your pointer fingers downward to create the “Eiffel Tower. ”
