Write an article based on this "Drape the string over both your left and right index fingers. Loop your left thumb under the right side of the far index string. Loop your right thumb under the left side of the far index string. Bring your hands apart to even out the string."
Hold your hands open with your palms facing outward. The near string should be short, just the distance between your two hands. The far string should be very long. Bring your hands close together and use your left thumb to hook the string around itself. Return your left hand to its original position. There should now be a section of string extending from under your right index finger over to your left thumb. Mirror Step 2 using your right hand and the dangling left index string. Return your right hand to its original position, palm still down. The string should now make an X between your hands with a short near string across your index fingers and a long far string across your thumbs. Rotate your wrists so that your palms now face each other. A properly-formed Navajo Opening should be much less angular than Opening A. The nooses will be loose and wide. There should be two parallel strings oriented inward, one connected the index fingers and the other connected the thumbs. Underneath these two strings should be an X formed by two strings connecting the index fingers to the thumbs on opposite hands.