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