Balloon-tying jig

Step 4 Tying the balloon.

Describing how to do this takes a lot longer than actually doing it.  These instructions are right-handed.

Hold the end of the balloon in your left finger & thumb.

Stretch the neck of the balloon over the top of the jig, and round once.

Stretch the end of the neck over the wrapped neck, and down through the slot.  Let go with your left hand.

Roll the balloon off the jig - the neck will stay in place just long enough for the end to pass through the rolling loop, completing the knot.

I made a video of the tying process - it is so short, I almost couldn't be bothered uploading it to YouTube...

Comments

[tdawber-mandeno]

good for making epic water balloon (double layered regular bloon so it dosent pop when filling)

[flowjuggler]

Great jig. We work with a lot of kids (and adults) doing balloon workshops and tying the balloon is inevitably a source of stress for a number of participants. Although we've gotten good at teaching a no-hurt, easy to understand method of tying, this will be a great tool to have on hand! Thanks.

[Kiteman]

You're welcome, although, after just one afternoon of using the jig, my youngest suddenly worked out how to tie them for himself...

[imfasa]

Tou are such a genius!! (although i CAN tie balloons... :P)

[AustinMiniMan]

That is magnificently elegant. It's easy to design something complicated and obscure, but sometimes it takes the most skill and poise to design something simple in both concept and conception. This shows a real knack for creation, engineering, etc. You should be proud.