juggling ball faribcs and russian shells
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and where can you buy it in smallish quantitys?
and what do you reccomend for shells for russians other than playpit balls?
and where can you buy them?
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WillWF
wrote:
Hi,
Avoid tapestry fabric, the decorative stitching will break, leaving
you with "hairy" bean bags. Personally I'm not wild about ultrasuede
(not to be confused with "utlraleather"), my long grain rice filled
bags abraded away from the inside (long grain rice can be pretty
pointy when it breaks). Denim works well. Some decorator fabrics
work well but avoid ones with a backing or that are thicker than a
jean weight denim. I've never made any with a stretch fabric.
You can buy as little as an eighth of a yard (by however wide the
fabric is, usually 36-54") at Hancock Fabrics or JoAnn Fabrics
(national retailers in the USA), as you can at most fabric stores. I
don't know anything about russians. I think there are some patterns
on the web for the bean bags.
Will
unirox13
balls was a street hockey ball. most sporting good stores and toys r' us
carry them. the have a slight amount of give to them but still stay
perfectly round. the best way to fell them is to drill a whole. fill it
with your desired material to your desired weight, and the seal it by
using caulk. yes the sealing may take a while if done correctly, but you
will have a nearly indestructible seal.
agedest
Adding: if you have one of those sewing stores, check the remnants
table: always small quantities, small prices, no great loss if you
don't like it. Big point: the size of the threads, for actual fabric,
makes a big difference. Big threads will ravel at the edges.
Consider iron-on backing material too. But not before you make sense
of how you will be sewing: what can your machine, or your hands,
manage? The pattern will matter too: more panels means smaller panels
and more corners with more layers.
Advice: start with an easy fabric, like a left-over shirt or pants,
and see how it goes. You will have to work out what pattern and what
size you want. After you get some experience, you won't need to ask.
Look at BagLady's website to see what materials and patterns were
used:
http://www.thebagladyonline.net/
p.s.: I can't believe anyone going to the trouble to make ball bags
uses any rice, much less long-grain, for fill.
Sam Malcolm
You can do that with stage balls too, which is nice if you want bigger
balls but a russian effect. I don't use them, but I've tried some before
and they are pretty cool.
lutkus
> and what do you reccomend for shells for russians other than playpit balls?
What qualities of playpit balls don't you like? In my opinion, it is hard
to find another type of shell that is so thin and light as a playpit ball,
but perhaps you have something different in mind.
WillWF
>
> p.s.: I can't believe anyone going to the trouble to make ball bags
> uses any rice, much less long-grain, for fill.
I was scandalized when I read that too, even now!
I was young, naive, and the bean bags were simple cubes. The rice was
free, plentiful and there were concerns that should this become my
vocation that I might need to cannibalize them for food.
But yes, there is really no excusing it.
These days I use little plastic pellets (produced by miniature
synthetic rabbits?) and an almost round pattern (still not
happy with it,though). But I'm pretty much done making bean bags.
Well, should the right cloth catch my eye....I'm not saying I'm
looking or anything!
Will