Stuffing juggling balls ?
Shaun Heveron
What is the best stuff to use as a filling for home made juggling balls
? I have tried just about everything including millet (parrot food),
lentils, split peas, tummy button fluff etc etc without much success.
The trick is to get something of the right density so that the balls are
the size and weight of a normal juggling thud.
I need to be able to get my hands on whatever is suggested, so
specialist juggly ball filling type stuff might be out of the question
unless someone knows an address or telephone number.
Thanks in advance.
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Kurt Severance
: What is the best stuff to use as a filling for home made juggling balls
I like a little extra weight so, I've been using those small rocks they
sell to put in the bottom of your fish tank. You'll want to rinse them,
though as they will discolor the cloth. You will also want a stronger cloth;
I bought some cheap cloth and they eventually ripped their way through. They
(the rocks) also break apart the more they are dropped (which is quite a bit
since I've been practicing five) so the become less and less firm quicker
than others.
Good luck,
Kurt
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stephen...@my-dejanews.com
> Hi Everyone,
>
> What is the best stuff to use as a filling for home made juggling balls
For a long time, I made juggling bags out of old denim (cheap, and holds up
well) and filled them with birdseed. Works for me.
At that time, I was giving away so many juggling bags to potential jugglers
that my friends started calling me "Stephen Beanbags" - sort of like Johnny
Appleseed.
If you get them wet, sometimes one will try to sprout. A little juggling
will fix that. :^) Actually, I can't remember one sprouting - I always
assumed that they can, because when the birds knock seeds out of the feeder
in my yard, sometimes they sprout.
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Flaminfeet
denser than lentils and peas, i think, and comes in smaller pieces so that if
you want to pack them tight they won't be so lumpy. only problem is that you
don't want to get them too wet, like leaving them out in the rain or running
them through the washer or soaking them in a bucket of water because the rice
will then stick together in clumps and may result in a misshapen ball. they'll
dry, of course, and you may be able to get them back into their original shape,
but if you want washable ones i'd suggest some sort of water resistant material
for the cover. or, when they get really dirty, get some kids' poster paint
(i'm serious, i've tried this and it works) or some kind of cloth paint and
paint a thick coat (or you may need several coats) of paint over the cloth to
give it a smooth, hard surface. if the paint is water soluble, you can't wash
it of course, but you can paint over it when it gets too dirty or if the paint
gets all crackly (unless you like the crackly look)
--jeanette (always full of strange suggestions)
Curtis Miller
Wal-Mart that works well. Back in the craft section are these big bags
of small pebble size plstic pieces. They are generally sort of round
and are used to weight down dolls. The great thing with this stuff is
that with some old blue jeans for fabric, you can just toss them in the
washing machine when they are dirty. No harm done.
Curtis Miller
hot...@my-dejanews.com
> Hi Everyone,
>
> What is the best stuff to use as a filling for home made juggling balls
In article <199808051840...@ladder03.news.aol.com>,
flami...@aol.com (Flaminfeet) wrote:
> i tend to make a lot of these things, and i always use dry rice.
only problem is that you
> don't want to get them too wet, like leaving them out in the rain or running
> them through the washer or soaking them in a bucket of water because the rice
> will then stick together in clumps and may result in a misshapen ball. they'll
> dry, of course, and you may be able to get them back into their original shape,
> but if you want washable ones i'd suggest some sort of water resistant material
> for the cover. or, when they get really dirty, get some kids' poster paint
> (i'm serious, i've tried this and it works) or some kind of cloth paint and
> paint a thick coat (or you may need several coats) of paint over the cloth to
> give it a smooth, hard surface. if the paint is water soluble, you can't wash
> it of course, but you can paint over it when it gets too dirty or if the paint
> gets all crackly (unless you like the crackly look)
> --jeanette (always full of strange suggestions)
>
I've never made bags myself. but, I have some advice because I am from a
rice eating country. Once rice gets wet, it will keep the moisture and start
to go bad if you don't dry it completely right away. Depending on where you
live, even mold will buid up if you are in a humid environment.
Also, as I was an art student before, I think Dr.Martin's Dye color may be
good if you wanna put some color on the cover. But it is a kind of transparent
watercolor. So, this will only work in case you use white cotton or other
dye-able white material. but once it dries completely, the color will stay
even if it gets wet, I mean, the color will stay unless you dip the bags in
bleach solution.
hotpink --- I eat rice everyday. (:
Jacinta
<snip>
> or, when they get really dirty, get some kids' poster paint
> (i'm serious, i've tried this and it works) or some kind of cloth paint and
> paint a thick coat (or you may need several coats) of paint over the cloth to
> give it a smooth, hard surface. if the paint is water soluble, you can't wash
> it of course, but you can paint over it when it gets too dirty or if the paint
> gets all crackly (unless you like the crackly look)
That's a good idea. I had some success a while ago, using the kind of
paint people use to paint T shirts etc. I used the glow-in-the-dark
kind, and they actually glow okay if you charge them up with a torch
first. I found it's pretty important to use a *stretchy* fabric,
cause I made the mistake of using a kind of canvassy cotton. They
turned out like rocks ;) But I tried it later with sweatshirting
fabric, and they turned out fine. If you really pile the paint on,
it's pretty waterproof too.
As for fillings, I've always used millet (birdseed) myself. I find it
quite good, but if it's too light, maybe you could try river sand or
something? I guess it'd have to be reasonably coarse so it won't come
out of the seams though. Whole wheat can also be okay, as it's a bit
bigger, and I think heavier, than millet. Anyone know what happens to
this when it gets wet?
Jacinta
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