Ickle Pickle Magic, Inc.

The News

Workshop notes & dispatches.

An archive of newsletters, product updates, performer tips, and notes from behind the counter at Ickle Pickle Magic.

Issue No. 142 · Spring 2026

On rope, repetition, and the case for one routine for the next decade.

We talk a lot about new tricks. This issue is about old ones — and why a single, well-built rope routine might outlast the prop case it lives in.

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Issue · Spring 2026

From the archive

Product NotesMay 18

The Silk Cabinet, refined.

A quieter latch, a deeper interior, and a routine sheet rewritten for parlor rooms.

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Workshop UpdatesMay 04

New stock: hand-spun pocket coins.

Three months on the lathe. Finished in worn brass, packed in a cotton sleeve.

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Performer TipsApr 22

Five seconds you're wasting in your opener.

A small re-sequencing trick from a working children's-show performer in St. Louis.

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Dealer NotesApr 09

Wholesale price sheet — spring update.

Updated tiers, new SKUs, and a reminder about MOQ on the linking rings family.

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Product NotesMar 28

Cut & Restored Rope — version 3.

Same routine, slightly stiffer cordage, and a longer outer rope. Reset still under twenty.

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Workshop UpdatesMar 14

The bench: a quick visit.

Photos from the floor, what's in production, and what we're prototyping next.

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