Sleights

Sleights are the cornerstone of card magic - they allow you to do certain actions without the audience fully understanding what you are doing - a seemingly innocent move may not be so innocent anymore!

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Ace Promotion
An ace of clubs visibly changes into an ace of spades with just a wave of the hand
Alternative Magic Props
Couple of ideas of how to make your own invisible thread and wax.
Appearing and Disappearing Coin
How to make a coin appear and vanish.
Appearing Quarters
How to conceal coins behind your hand
 
Arm Spread Catch
Instructions of how to spread cards on your arm, throw them up and catch them all.
Ascanio Spread
The ascanio spread is used to display a packet of cards, but keeping some hidden from the audience.
Backpalm
How to palm a card behind your hand.
Biddle Move
Steal a card the spectator has just seen or do a miscount with a move that is virtually undetectable.
 
Bottom Flip-Flop Change
A variation of Al Smith's Flip-Flop Change.
Bottom Force
The magician forces a card on the spectator.
Bottom Force
A classic method to force the bottom card on the spectator.
Bottom Locater
How to steal a card from a fan (similar but different to spread cull)
 
Card Spring
Flourish to make a deck of cards spring from one hand to another.
Charlier Cut
A one-handed cut/flourish
Classic Force
Explanation of how to do the Classic Force
Classic Pass
How to do the classic pass.
 
Countdown Force and Revelations
A simple self-working force and some revelations.
Cross Cut Force
A very simple force
Cruise Control
Your spectator can cut or shuffle, but once the deck is in your hands, you have control of his card.
Double Lift
A double lift is used to show the top two cards as one, so the audience thinks the top card is different.
 
Double Lift Cleanup (KM Move)
An effective way to ditch a double.
Double Lift Force and Control
Simple forcing technique.
Double Undercut
How to execute a double undercut.
Dribble Force
A technique to ensure the spectator gets the card you want him to!