EFFECT

The magician takes a thread about 5 inches long, swallows it, lifts up his shirt and pulls it out of his stomach.

PROP

Two identical length and colored threads and some makeup the color of your skin. Preparation: before the trick, get a thread and some makeup. Make sure the makeup is the color of your skin to set up the trick, take 1 thread and put it on your stomach, cover it with the makeup leaving a little bit sticking out. The makeup should just look like the rest of your skin.

METHOD

1. Take a thread (identical to the one that you prepared on your stomach) and show it to your audience.
2. Put the thread in your mouth
3. Secretly put it under your tongue
4. Pretend to swallow it
5. Reach to your shirt and lift it up
6. You see the thread sticking out
7. Start to pull at the string and make it look as if you are pulling it out of your stomach

TIPS

Put your 2 fingers on the sides of the thread but let is stick out between your fingers when you slowly pull it out this will help the makeup stay in place and not come off.