How To Tie a Cherry Stem In a Knot With Your Tongue

  • June 4, 2010
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Tying a cherry stem into a knot using only your teeth and tongue is a fun skill to have. And it’s actually quite easy.

You Will Need

  • Cherry stem
  • Tongue
  • Teeth
  • Extra stems (optional) (optional) (optional) (optional) (optional)
How To Tie a Cherry Stem In a Knot With Your Tongue: Show stem to audience

Step 1: Show stem to audience

Demonstrate to your audience the cherry stem is not already in a knot before placing it in your mouth.

A maraschino cherry works better than a fresh one, because its stem has been soaked in liquid, making it easier to manipulate.

How To Tie a Cherry Stem In a Knot With Your Tongue: Soften stem

Step 2: Soften stem

Soften the cherry stem with your saliva for a few seconds.

You may want to bend the stem a few times or gently chew it to further soften it before attempting to knot it.

How To Tie a Cherry Stem In a Knot With Your Tongue: Push down middle of stem

Step 3: Push down middle of stem

Push down on the middle of the stem with the tip of your tongue, so that it bends upward into a “U.”

How To Tie a Cherry Stem In a Knot With Your Tongue: Form an "X"

Step 4: Form an "X"

Using the back of your front teeth as a stabilizer, cross one end of the stem over the other, forming an “X.”

How To Tie a Cherry Stem In a Knot With Your Tongue: Hold in place & push loop upwards

Step 5: Hold in place & push loop upwards

Hold one end of the “X” in place with your teeth while pushing the loop upwards with your tongue towards the free end of the “X.”

How To Tie a Cherry Stem In a Knot With Your Tongue: Push free end through loop

Step 6: Push free end through loop

Push the free end of the “X” through the loop using the bottom edge of your available front tooth.

How To Tie a Cherry Stem In a Knot With Your Tongue: Release end of stem

Step 7: Release end of stem

Once the tip of the stem is through the loop, release the other end of the stem from your teeth.

How To Tie a Cherry Stem In a Knot With Your Tongue: Position stem

Step 8: Position stem

Now position the stem so that the loop is flat against your four front teeth and the tip that is through the loop is pointing out.

How To Tie a Cherry Stem In a Knot With Your Tongue: Push end further through loop

Step 9: Push end further through loop

Push the end of the stem further through the loop until you can’t push anymore.

If you can’t get the knot very tight, use a little sleight of hand as you remove it from your mouth, holding one end with your teeth as you pull on the other end.

How To Tie a Cherry Stem In a Knot With Your Tongue: Show it off

Step 10: Show it off

Voila—you’re done! Now put the knot in the palm of your hand and show it off!

After actress Sherilyn Fenn pretended to tie a cherry stem with her tongue on the TV show Twin Peaks, co-star Madchen Amick showed the cast and crew that she could actually do it!

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Yon_Balaati

yes i like cheril....

about 1 year ago by Yon_Balaati

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jenny123

i love to make peole luagh or smile

about 1 year ago by jenny123

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HeatherMenicucci

Fantastic video! Really nice shooting and art direction!

about 1 year ago by HeatherMenicucci

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CPL5_93H

Thank you Heather! I'm glad you like it!

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