Made some of these to years ago... You wouldn't imagine the attention they generate.
"WHERE DID YOU GET THOSE!?"
"Christ those must have been expensive"
"You made those?!"

I'm on my 5th revision balls right now!

My recommendations:
-Make them smaller 1/2 inch
-Make them weigh 140g
-Have fun with prints!

As a teacher introducing sewing to 11 year olds, do you think this is too complicated? They have 2 hours to complete?!

really good instructions poo face

I followed the directions and it worked!
(more of a comment on my poor skills than your good instructions)
Great job!

but way confusing for me.. ill stick to salt filled plastic balls ;) Russian balls w00t!

thank you for the amazing pattern.. i made now 2 balls and tomorrow my last one.. they look awesome... lots better than the crappy stuffed balloons i made once... :)

greats from belgium.. you know.. that small country... ;)

Really awesome pattern, I like the twist that the pin wheel gives! I just wanted to say that flax seed is good but for those that want to juggle with a lighter version, buck wheat is really nice... also, there is always rice :)

Happy Spring Equinox!

Olli, we've only tried making the size smaller, which worked well. We just made sure to keep the 2:5 ratio.

good luck

Hey there,

I learned how to juggle yesterday and I need some nice balls a.s.a.p. Even my English is not bad, I have some understanding probs especially which edges have to be cutted. Anyhow, I think I can figure out when I sit in front of my sewing-machine... If I fail, I go and ask my grandma. She is very good in sewing as she made a perfect pair of trousers for my stilts :-)
One thing I'm going to change is the size. Do you have experience in changing the size? I think it will be more easy to train sewing with bigger balls as you have more space... Let's see

Thanks for good instruction! I like they styles you made. Very nice!

Greetings - Olli (a juggler-rookie from Germany)

Cool but I don't know how to sew!

Thank u so much this helped alot. Now i can practice juggling during spring break.

I used to make these balls in the 1970s/80s.
Good to reinforce stitching, especially near clipping.
They are a Japanese design for a style of juggling called Otedama. You can google otedama to find out more.

I am taking a juggling class at school, and my old bean bags started to fall apart! So I looked up patterns to make my own! I found this one, tried it, and I love it!!

It's simple, but looks really complicated! Everyone in my class thought they were great.
Thanks so much!

This is about as complicated a way to make something simple as it can get, but it takes that to get the marvelous results, thank you very much. The iron-on backing will make simple fabrics durable, great tip.

To make Klutz-style cubes, cut a T for three panel-widths on the top and a separate three for the other part (total of six panels), plus seam width all around, and sew one continuous seam! The seam length must be about 3/4 the desired diameter.

Thank you so much for posting this well-written and fabulously illustrated patern. I am an expert sewer, and your pattern is amazingly well thought out. Mahalo nui loa (thank you very much), I am using these as a fundraiser for a hula studio.

Aloha,

Kahili

Those were the best directions ever! Very easy to follow. A hint to make them even easier to make: I found in my sewing box 2-inch wide interfacing (made for waistbands). I was able to simply cut off the appropriate length, which made cutting those pieces out a snap. Plus, I used a rotary cutter and craft mat to cut the materials--probably not worth it for someone who occasionally sews, but I already had one on hand. Finally, if you are making multiple balls, I think it's easier to "assembly line sew" where you sew all the balls at the same time, i.e., step 1 on all the balls, step 2 on all the ball, and so on. And yeah, I really think too much about crafting. The great news is I'm 48 years old and have never been depressed a day in my life--all due to crafting!

let us know how the smaller pattern works out for you

these are great to follow - i'm teaching my little 6 year old brother to juggle now, and he's got the first cycle down easy, he just needs smaller balls to hold onto. I'm going to downsize the patterns a little bit and make them up for him.

i cant fing designs for thewm !!! :@

I had lots of fun making these. I tried one without the interfacing and came out with VERY different results (very blobby and smooshy), but still cool. I then made 12 more with interfacing. They are so much cooler than regular beanbags. Thanks!

Hey! Thanks for linking to me! Here's my latest video:

http://www.viddler.com/jugglingman/videos/1/

Keep juggling! (and sewing :-)!)

I LUV JUGGLING BALLS,RING OR CLUBS ITS SO GREAT I STARTED MY OWN WORKSHOPS AND I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY 4 20 SETS OF BALLS BUT BY FOLLOWING YOUR INSTRUCTIONS IT SAVED ME £60!

I have help my friend to sewing the jugging balls and I was only helping a small parts and put a rice in the jugging balls!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Your friend,
??JEN??

I just made three balls for mother's day. I'm a seamstress and origami enthusiast, and I found this pattern quite enjoyable. The instructions were well done and easy to read. I'll be sharing this site!

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