If you love everything unusual and exciting, do not rush to buy decorative elements for your apartment. Try to create interesting designer decorations with your own hands, and you will definitely surprise all your guests with your delicate taste, dexterity and skill. And you will certainly receive several orders for such creativity!
Balls made of threads look very original. They can be hung from the ceiling or used as a floor lamp. To create such a thread ball yourself, you will need:- small volume inflatable balls (up to 15 cm in diameter);
- warp thread;
- Vaseline (ordinary cream or oil will also work);
- long needle with a wide eye;
- glue (PVA, colorless stationery).
- buy balloons with a reserve so that due to an accidental puncture or failure you do not have to run for a new batch;
- if you plan to decorate the ball after it is made (decorate it with various elements), the thread may be simpler; and if the product will not be further decorated, take a beautiful colored thread with shimmer or sparkles;
- count on using approximately one bottle of glue for one medium ball;
- As for the threads, one ball takes about half a skein;
- So that after work you don’t have to wash the table for a long time, cover it with regular oilcloth before starting work.
Children love making thread balls. This activity will help unite the family, bring parents and their children closer together, and the result will exceed all expectations. After all, not everyone can boast that they decorated their apartment with their own hands, and in such an original way!
Balls made from threads look very attractive and do not require any special skills or money. Many did similar things at school during labor lessons. Their use is limitless: simply as a decorative element, as a lampshade, and as a festive decoration. From several of these balls you can make all sorts of things: snowmen, birds, fish. In general, everything that is enough for your imagination. In addition, using this technique it is easy to make.
Materials and tools for web balls
- Balloon (for a smaller volume, you can take finger pads, which are sold at the pharmacy)
- Threads (any thread is suitable: regular for sewing, floss, iris, wool for knitting)
- Glue (PVA, silicate, stationery)
- Kinder surprise egg
- Needle, scissors
- Vaseline (you can use thick cream or oil)
- For decoration: beads, feathers, beads, sparkles, semolina or powdered sugar
Instructions for making a ball of thread
- Inflate to the required size.
- Lubricate the ball with Vaseline to make it easier to detach it from the glued threads.
- We make two holes opposite each other in the Kinder Surprise egg with a hot needle.
- Pour glue into the egg.
- We thread a thread through the holes using a needle; when pulled through the egg, the thread will be wetted with glue.
- We tie the thread to the ball and begin to wind it around the ball like a regular ball. Make sure that the thread is well wetted with glue.
- You can wind as much as you want, but not very little. If there is not enough thread, the ball may not hold its shape.
- When winding is finished, secure the end of the thread with a knot and hang the ball wrapped in thread to dry. There is no need to rush, it is necessary that the glue dries thoroughly and becomes hard enough. This may take 1-2 days.
- When the glue has completely dried and hardened, carefully blow off the ball. The ball can be peeled off using a pencil with an eraser at the end. The ball can simply be pierced with a needle in several places and quietly deflated. Very carefully remove the ball from the inside. If the threads have moved, move them back into place.
- You can decorate the resulting web balls using beads, beads, feathers, and ribbons. You can create a snow effect: moisten the ball with glue and dip it in semolina or powdered sugar. You can use threads of different colors, then you get a very beautiful weave.
If you are unable to wind glue-soaked thread onto a ball, you can wind dry thread and then thoroughly soak it in glue using a brush or sponge.
Instead of glue, you can use sugar syrup or starch paste. To prepare the paste, take 3 teaspoons of starch per glass of cold water, mix thoroughly and bring to a boil. Instead of thread, you can take thin copper wire and wind it around the ball in the same way. To avoid getting dirty with glue while making spider web balls, put on an apron and rubber gloves on your hands.
At first it may seem that the process of making balls of thread with your own hands is complicated, but in fact even a child can handle it. Such balls will decorate any interior and will also be a wonderful gift. And as a quality, balls of thread are simply a godsend.
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We are making an unusual holiday for a child - we decorate the house with rope balls. Such crafts can be used not only at a children's party, but also at a wedding celebration or party. There is nothing complicated in their production, everything is done quickly and interestingly, and most importantly - a minimum of resources and an original look.
For this you will need:
- yarn
- PVA glue
- balloons
- starch
- Vaseline
- scissors
- a stick for hanging the product
- mixing bowl
Let's prepare a place to work. To do this, between two chairs you need to place a stick on which the balls will hang on ropes. In this case, it is better to lay out newspapers or a plastic bag on the floor.
Place the balls on the stick, making sure they don't touch.
Carefully coat each ball with Vaseline. This is done so that the thread does not stick and the ball quickly detaches from it.
Prepare the adhesive base: mix glue, starch and add a small amount of water. The end result should be a mixture similar to sour cream. Then put the yarn there and get rid of the excess. Tie one side of the thread to the ball and wrap it, first horizontally and then vertically. When everything is ready, you need to cut off the unnecessary part and tie a thread to the tail of the ball.
After this time everything is ready.
The last step is to pierce the ball and remove it. If you find any glue residue, just tap on it and it will come off easily.
How to make BALLS with THREAD and GLUE
This is how easy it is to make original holiday decorations from threads and PVA glue, also look at the article where a lampshade is made in the same way.
I have already tried the tips from this article, I would have continued but I ran out of threads with glue))))) I am sharing with you)))))) today I will make Christmas trees from threads, there is a photo below, I want one))) maybe you will be inspired ))
Types of creativity: Nitography Difficulty: low Working time: 2 hours
Greetings, masters and craftswomen!
Materials and toolsthat we need:
Balloon (for smaller volumes, use finger pads, which are sold in pharmacies; for larger volumes, inflatable balls);
Threads (any thread is suitable: regular for sewing, floss, iris, wool for knitting);
Glue (PVA, silicate, stationery);
Needle, scissors;
Vaseline (you can use thick cream or oil);
For decoration: beads, feathers, beads, sparkles, semolina or powdered sugar, etc.
Step-by-step instructions on how to make a ball from threads:
1. Inflate the balloon to the desired size. Wrap a thread around the tail of the ball with a reserve of ~10 cm - for the future loop on which the ball will subsequently be hung to dry.
2. Lubricate the surface of the ball with Vaseline to make it easier to detach from the glued threads later.
3. Soak the threads with glue. When using threads of different colors, very beautiful weaves are obtained.
There are several ways:
- Pour the glue into some container that is convenient for you to work with, and soak the threads in it for 5-10 minutes. Dilute PVA glue with water (1:1) before soaking, as it is too thick. Make sure that the threads do not get tangled when soaking.
- Take a tube of glue and use a hot needle to make two holes in it opposite each other. Thread a thread through the holes using a needle (when pulled through the tube, the thread will be smeared with glue). Instead of a bottle of glue, you can take a Kinder Surprise egg, or another small plastic bottle, for example, a medicine bottle or the same silicate glue, and pour the glue into it.
- Wind the dry thread around the ball (skip step 4 and go straight to step 5), and then thoroughly saturate it with glue using a brush or sponge.
4. Secure the end of the thread soaked in glue to the ball (to secure the thread to the inflatable ball, you can use adhesive tape, tape, or protective tape). Then randomly wrap the thread around the entire surface of the ball, like a ball - each turn in the opposite direction. If the threads are thick, make fewer turns; if the threads are thin, wind them more tightly. Hold the threads in your hands with a slight tension, and also make sure that the thread is well wetted with glue. If the canister runs out of glue, refill it.
5. After winding, leave again a long tail for the loop, winding it again on the tail of the ball, cut the thread and hang the ball wrapped in threads to dry. Dry the ball thoroughly for 1-2 days - the finished cocoon should be hard. Do not try to speed up the process by hanging the balloon next to a heating device - the rubber from which balloons are made does not like this, and the hot air can cause the balloon to burst. An indispensable thing for drying is a clothes dryer with clothespins. You can dry several balls on the dryer at once, and they will not stick together.
6. When the glue has completely dried and hardened, the balloon must be removed from the web craft.
There are two ways:
1. Peel the ball off the web using a pencil with an eraser at the end. Carefully pierce the ball with a needle in several places and remove it or what is left of it.
2. Untie the knot that tied the balloon and it will gradually deflate. This method is mainly practiced when, instead of a balloon, you used an inflatable ball as the basis for winding.
7. Glue the finished cobweb balls together with a hot gun, pressing the gluing area slightly inward. The balls can also be sewn together, but this is not easy, because the balls become very strong and hard when dry.
8. Decorate the resulting design with beads, beads, feathers, braid, ribbons, artificial flowers, or any other materials at hand. Cover with paint. To do this, take a can of paint and go out onto the balcony or into the yard. With a slight movement of your hand, direct the colorful streams towards the balls awaiting a miraculous transformation. Create a snow effect: moisten the balls with glue and dip them in semolina or powdered sugar. Spray the ball with glitter hairspray. Don't expect much shine, but light sparkles are guaranteed.
Imagine...
small BIG tricks:
To prevent the table from getting dirty during the wrapping process, it is better to lay something plastic on it, not paper - everything will stick to the paper. Plastic coasters for hot dishes are suitable. If not, you can use a document corner made of thick plastic. The bottom seam is cut off, the folder is unbent and straightened, and it turns into a universal tool for saving the table from glue, paint and other creative deposits. In extreme cases, polyethylene will be suitable to protect the workplace.
Instead of glue, you can use sugar syrup or paste. Recipe for making paste: 4 teaspoons of starch per glass of cold water, mix thoroughly and bring to a boil.
Instead of thread, you can take thin copper wire and wind it around the ball in the same way.
To prevent glue from leaking through the hole in the floss tube, place a thin needle on the end of the floss and poke a piece of tape through it. Pull the thread in the opposite direction and firmly glue this tape to the jar. Thus, through a small hole in the electrical tape, the glue will not wet the thread so abundantly and will stop randomly dripping from the thread onto the table and clothes.
Be careful when winding the kokan. When dried, a poorly tied cocoon cracks and loses its shape as the ball descends.
Spider web balls can be not only spherical in shape. As a basis for winding, you can take a cone-shaped object (roll thick paper or cardboard into a cone), a heart, etc.
If you decide to change the color of a thread ball, then it is best to paint the ball before deflating and removing its base - so that the web does not become wrinkled when painting. In addition to aerosols, it is convenient to apply paint with a small sponge, inconvenient - with a brush and takes much longer.
To make the surface of the ball textured, you can coat the balls with glue and roll them in cereals, for example, millet or coffee beans.
And a few more words about threads...
If you are preparing an air structure, then the threads should be thin and light. For flower pots, it is better to take thick threads or even ropes and do not skimp on glue. The thread color can be any. True, it depends on the glue used. When the glue is transparent and leaves no traces, you can experiment by wrapping the ball with threads of different shades. It will turn out even more interesting.
The use of cobweb balls is limitless: simply as a decorative element, as a lampshade, and as New Year's toys. From several of these balls of thread you can make snowmen, birds, and fish.
Fantasy is limitless, let's use it!
Good luck to you and your children in CREATIVITY!
PS: Through the cracks between the threads it is very interesting to look inside the ball... it seems that there is another world inside. No, honestly, it’s impossible to tear yourself away
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There is no greater pleasure than creating coziness in your home by filling it with unique homemade decorations. This gives you the opportunity to feel like a real decorative artist creating exclusive things. Especially if this hobby does not take up a lot of your time and does not require large financial expenditures. Balls of thread can rightfully be called such a unique decor.
Required materials and tools
To make these balls you will need very few things, most of which can be found at home. The main thing you need to buy is a regular balloon; you can definitely find everything else in your sewing box. Absolutely any thread is suitable: sewing, nylon, cotton “Iris” or “Snowflake” type, floss and even yarn - they all stick equally well. The only important thing is to monitor their quality so that they are tightly curled and not fluffy, otherwise the appearance of the product will deteriorate.
As for color, you can give free rein to your imagination. By the way, if you can’t find a thread of the desired shade, then make the ball white, and then you can always tint it by buying a can of spray paint.
You can also use glue that you have at home: PVA, stationery or even paste. Sometimes, to add hardness to the balls, the glue is diluted with water and mixed with sugar or starch.
Prepare the following materials for work:
- white “Iris” threads;
- round balloon;
- ribbons for decoration;
- PVA glue;
- long needle;
- scissors.
Master class on making a ball
To begin, inflate the balloon to the required size, approximately 5-10 centimeters in diameter, and tie it tightly with thread.
We will wind threads around the resulting shape. And in order for them to hold well and retain their shape, they need to be thoroughly coated with glue. Applying glue to a long thread is quite a difficult and very dirty task, so we offer a simpler and more convenient method.
Take a long needle, thread it and pierce the bottle of glue right through with this needle. Pull the needle and thread through the bottle of PVA glue. At the end, you will get a sufficiently impregnated thread, which all you have to do is wind it around the balloon. 
Just pay attention that the needle should not be too small, otherwise the thread will not be well saturated, but it should not be too large so that the glue does not leak out through the hole. You can't go wrong with a needle that's a little thicker than the thread.
Now attach the thread to the ball and, holding its edge, begin to gradually wrap the ball in any direction, all the time pulling the thread soaked in glue. If it seems to you that the thread is dry, then while working, periodically lightly press the plastic bottle so that more glue comes out. 
Continue wrapping the ball until there are no large holes left between the threads.
To allow the ball of thread to dry, leave it for several hours. 
If you plan to make several more similar balls in the near future, then it is better not to remove the thread from the glue jar.
When you are sure that the balloon is dry, you can untie the balloon.
It will begin to deflate and move away from the walls of the thread ball on its own. Carefully remove it through the hole between the threads and, if it is not damaged, you can use it again. 
All that remains is to decorate the ball with a ribbon, carefully threading it between the threads, and hang it on the Christmas tree. This toy looks very neat and original. 
Such thread balls can be made of any size and shape, the main thing is to choose a suitable balloon, and decorate it in all possible ways: fresh flowers and dried flowers, fabric, buboes, beads, coffee beans, rhinestones and satin ribbons.
These balls make original chandeliers, interesting interior decorations and wonderful Christmas tree decorations.
