How To Weave A Greek Paper "Football"

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Diaphane says: Apr 12, 2013. 12:04 PM

I made one, turned out great! thank you for this intructable!

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Fengathor says: Apr 14, 2008. 6:31 PM

Sweet, this is awesome and i can use these instructions to make a takraw ball. +1

glogic in reply to FengathorSep 11, 2012. 1:52 AM

Exactly! It IS a takraw ball!

big in reply to FengathorJan 29, 2009. 5:54 AM

Did you make the takraw ball? Please, have you some photo?

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Fengathor in reply to bigJan 29, 2009. 12:50 PM

No D: I haven't been able to get the stuff for it, been really busy. Once I do get the stuff I'll be sure to post some pictures.

PKTraceur in reply to FengathorDec 8, 2008. 12:42 PM

I love Sepak Takraw!

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supersaddy says: Jun 20, 2008. 3:57 PM

well i tried.....

glogic in reply to supersaddySep 11, 2012. 1:51 AM

Your paper was just too "soft" -- I think you diid it just about right.

REA in reply to supersaddyJun 2, 2009. 10:43 AM

i lol'd. im going to try this later.

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kibbler in reply to supersaddyNov 22, 2008. 11:16 AM

Mine ended up as a beautiful... crumpled up ball in the trash. ;)

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XaMMaX211 in reply to kibblerDec 13, 2008. 7:10 PM

mine tuned up to be a ripped up,thrown ball of paper among a shattered tape dispenser on the ground and then I punched my monitor

BellaStella7 in reply to XaMMaX211Mar 25, 2009. 4:04 PM

HAHAHAHAHAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is hilarious!!!! I mean.. I'm sorry to hear that. (giggle)

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1thadeaus1 in reply to XaMMaX211Jan 29, 2009. 7:55 PM

hahahha silly. unexpected too...lol nice

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Jennifer F. (author) in reply to supersaddyOct 29, 2008. 10:53 PM

oh dear :D Did you use tape to help hold the strips down as you worked with them? Because it's really difficult otherwise :)

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AznPanda in reply to supersaddyOct 25, 2008. 7:50 PM

Yeah i guess u did try LOL!! :P

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Flumpkins in reply to supersaddyJul 31, 2008. 6:34 AM

LOL!

janemermaid says: Nov 16, 2011. 8:59 AM

If I used larger, thicker strips to make a bigger ball this would work out ok wouldn't it? Do you have a width to length ratio for the strips?

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hanelyp in reply to janemermaidApr 27, 2012. 9:36 AM

I've found a 20:1 length:width ratio works for the strips.

bwells2 says: Jul 18, 2011. 6:43 PM

It's a STONE Luigi, you didn't make it!

bwells2 in reply to bwells2Jan 3, 2012. 1:43 PM

It's a football, I chiseled it! That's Mama Luigi to you Mario! *wheeze*

iamdarkyoshi in reply to bwells2Jan 2, 2012. 12:40 PM

OMG YES

ericocean says: Jul 31, 2011. 11:04 AM

Thank you for a very clear instructable with a beautiful result. Simple and sweet!

tofu4tortoise says: Dec 16, 2009. 3:53 PM

do you think this would be possible with string?

taka21 in reply to tofu4tortoiseMay 11, 2011. 9:51 AM

Actually yes, they did this thing on art attack (Disney Show) where they made Christmas decorations out of string, glue, and a balloon. :] Just blow the balloon into the diameter of your choice.Tie the balloon and tie a string to where you tied the balloon and lay the string going across the balloon and then brush with glue. :] repeat the string process. :] Then let dry. Once all dry just pop the balloon and there you have a skeleton of hard string. :] by the way by string I mean yarn because it is much thicker. :]

dragonsniper in reply to tofu4tortoiseDec 10, 2010. 2:54 PM

nope

elga says: Dec 11, 2010. 10:46 PM

es sencillamente hermosa, me encanta su sitio GRACIAS

calcitrix says: Jun 30, 2010. 6:26 PM

Wonderful! I think the Girl Scouts will love it. I'm going to have to try this (once I get it down with paper) with thin craft foam sheets!

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jabapyth says: Dec 31, 2008. 9:27 AM

I wanted something with a little more "heft" (that you could actually play with ;), so i tried cardboard, and it worked great! I used 20cmx1.1cm strips of regular cereal box cardboard (~.75mm thick), and it's pretty sturdy -- enough to play hackysack with :D TIP: so the cardboard doesn't fold, make sure to pre-round it against a table edge

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1thadeaus1 in reply to jabapythFeb 2, 2009. 6:50 PM

i took ur idea and used a frootloops cereal box. thx 4 the idea! heres the pic.

lezed1 in reply to 1thadeaus1Mar 9, 2010. 5:20 PM

wats with the gun

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jabapyth in reply to 1thadeaus1Feb 3, 2009. 4:13 AM

your welcome! I'm glad it worked out.

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jabapyth in reply to jabapythFeb 3, 2009. 4:16 AM

btw I actually made a full-on instructable on how to make the cardboard version (making sure to credit your great video, Jennifer).

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Jennifer F. (author) in reply to 1thadeaus1Feb 2, 2009. 10:34 PM

Thumbs up for putting a cereal box to good use after the cereal is gone! :)

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1thadeaus1 in reply to jabapythJan 29, 2009. 7:59 PM

?STAPLES? just a thought...lol put staples in it?

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jabapyth in reply to jabapythDec 31, 2008. 9:29 AM

also, it makes it more sturdy if you maneuver the joints until they are hidden under other strips

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Mr.A-Z says: Dec 22, 2009. 10:44 PM

thanks for the instruction! i tried to make a ball inside another ball , and the result is awesome! And , can U gimme another width and length for a smaller ball? I tried but I didn't found a correct one.....

Doyle Newton says: Dec 12, 2009. 7:06 AM

I just made another one of these, this time I used a thicker and wider (and different color) material so I made my strips 18" instead of 12" I used for my green ball. I also found and corrected a mistake in my green ball and removed the one black-tape junction I had. The black ball came out larger than expected, I did't really transpose the circumferance formula to see how much larger it would be. I can tell you the black ball feels much sturdier. I thought about making the green ball inside but nahhh I like having two seperate ones for now.

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Jennifer F. (author) in reply to Doyle NewtonDec 16, 2009. 8:35 AM

These are really cool! I think it would be a neat thing to try to make one ball inside the other, but they look good on their own as well :)

You can experiment in lots of ways with the width and length of the strips to see what you come up with. With the strips I used, you end up with a fairly sturdy ball that is not too difficult to weave.

Doyle Newton says: Dec 11, 2009. 10:23 AM

Hey, you know that wrapping material for material to palletts like at The Home Depot (I work there part time). I pulled some out the trash can and with the help of my 11 year old daughter this is what we made. I love the translucent green, I also have solid black and green I am going to try next and maybe a multi-colored one too. Any way, I pulled this stuff out of the trash can last time I worked.
I used clear tape on all my joints except one, the first one I used black electrical tape, I just made sure I wrapped the tape around a few times, this material is pretty springy.

ls86 says: Nov 13, 2009. 1:32 AM

Keep up the great work!Got my football right second time around.Thought the most important part was laying out the paper strips and making sure that they overlap each other correctly.Once I got that right, the rest was straight-forward.