Good afternoon - today we will make balls from threads... such openwork spider-web balls that can be hung as Christmas tree decorations... or use as LAMP and LAMPSHAD...or you can make cocoons from such thread balls New Year's GARLAND... And such balls of thread can also be even candlesticks or other home decor elements.

You have seen such balls many times... But in THIS ARTICLE... I will show you COMPLEX versions of this technique.

So let's start in order...

1. First I'll show you WHAT IS POSSIBLE MAKE from such balls…
2. And then I'll tell you HOW TO DO IT such a ball of thread with your own hands.

What can be done

using BALLS FROM THREAD.

IDEA 1 – New Year's tree.

You can decorate a New Year's table with these balls... if find the frame. THE FRAMEWORK WILL BE splayed tree branch...we wrap such a branch with a Christmas tree LED garland and hang balls of thread on the branches.

IDEA 2 – Table compositions with fresh flowers.

You can wear these openwork spider web balls... TO THE TOP arrange small vases. By the way, the vases can be the same small ones clear (or white) balls(similar, not condoms) into which we take a little water... drop the heads of flowers into them... and we tie the neck of such a ball to the top of the ball... This is what we see in the photo below.

The result is a composition of balls of thread with flowers, which can be used to decorate a wedding... or a New Year's table

Or you can put these balls in a slide in a flat vase... Pour water onto the bottom of the vase... and push the stems of tall, not heavy flowers (for example, gerberas) THROUGH THE BALLS - the balls will keep the flower stems in balance.

And it’s important - if you are planning such a composition with water... then it’s better to roll up such a ball of thread NOT from simple threads... but from metal ones- that is, made of wire. Because a regular ball of thread will get wet and lose its shape.

IDEA 3 – threads of balloons in HANGING COMPOSITIONS for holiday decoration.

You can attach such balls to a CHANDELIER - just over the dinner ball... and lower them beautifully so that the balls are at different heights. And it is better to use balls not of the same color - but of two shades that combine in composition. Red + white, Green + blue, Gold + brown, etc.

Balls of the same thread color also look beautiful... but DIFFERENT SIZES... and DIFFERENT DENSITY thread openwork.

That is, we will need to inflate balls of different sizes... and when we wind our thread, soaked in glue, onto one ball bigger and THICKER... and on the other ball less and less often(so that the holes remain).

Such a white composition is perfect for decorating a wedding - if the wedding is planned in the yard, that is, in nature, then such voluminous balls can be mounted on a tree branch.

IDEA 4 – BALLS made of threads as table and ceiling lamps.

You can make cocoon balls from such thread balls table lamps if you carefully insert a chain of incandescent light bulbs into the balls...

You can make one lamp - with one light bulb socket. In the photo below we see an example of such a lamp made from a spider web ball. Light socket stand made from regular ICE CREAM STICKS.

You can take this chuck holder idea... or you can just buy a ready-made stand with lamp socket at a craft store... or buy a cheap lamp with a shade and remove the shade from it... and somehow decorate the stand so that it doesn’t look like cheap China (for example, cover it with napkins using the decoupage technique... or cover it with a mosaic of glass pebbles).

Balls made of threads - can be used as hanging lamps for ceiling lamp. In the interior, both one lampshade and a whole series of multi-colored lamps look beautiful (reminiscent of a Japanese-style interior).

This is how beautiful a lampshade like this can look in the interior of a room. Bedrooms...children's...hallway.

Light bulb sockets are sold together with a cord... Or you can buy everything separately and install it with the hands of a familiar electrician.

IDEA 5 – New Year’s garland made from an LED chain and balls of thread.

You can also buy the most a regular garland with small LEDs– and make thread balls of different sizes and colors. We insert LEDs into such balls - so that they stick and do not jump out of the balls, it is better to secure them with tape or thread.

Such a garland can consist of airy cocoon balls made of thin wire (as in the photo below). The shine of the wire will additionally reflect and refract the light from the LEDs.

Or the garland can be made of THREAD balls - then the light of such a garland will be calm and softly diffused (as in the photo below).

These are the beautiful sparkling highlights we get on the wall from such a garland.

Can be done ONE LARGE round nito cocoon ball to - and stretch a garland into it in a chaotic manner (so that the light bulbs are evenly distributed over the entire surface of the ball) - we get a beautiful ball-lamp sparkling with several lights at once (left photo below)

Or you can do decorative GARLAND SCREEN made of thread balls and shiny glass pendants... (as in the right photo below). The result is a very beautiful and delicate screen-curtain - thanks to the fact that the openwork and airy balls of the screen do not look bulky and the glass beads dilute and decorate the flowing surface of the curtain.

IDEA 6 – SNOWMAN made of balls wrapped in thread.

You can also make a craft with your children to decorate the New Year - a snowman made from balls of thread. You need to make three balls of different sizes (plus you can also make small balls on your hands).

IDEA 6 – CANDLESTICKS made of balls wrapped in thread.

Candle balls needed make it bigger– so that the candle flame is away from the walls and top of the ball. And the ball itself must have LARGE HOLES (i.e. NOT TIGHT winding) - through these holes the heat of the candle will immediately evaporate... and the threads will not heat up.

Candlesticks from threads can be made hanging (pictured below)…

And there may be floor (or table)) – like here in the photo below. The bottom example illustrates what happens if the ball is made larger. Then you can make the cells between the threads smaller. And then, in order to put a candle there, you will need to cut through the web ball with scissors hole on the side... or the hole may be at the bottom(that is, we cut out the bottom... put a candle on the floor and cover it with a ball on top of the part where the hole is in the bottom).

By the way, instead of a candle, you can use a solar-powered garden lantern.

IDEA 7 – balls made of thread for the New Year tree.

These balls are also good to hang on a Christmas tree. It is better to make New Year's balls from small balloons. (that is, you need to buy small balls (these are used to make garlands for weddings) such balls are sold in departments of hypermarkets, where there is a shelf with decorations for children's birthdays.

Also the thread itself immediately after wrapping the ball - while it is still wet and sticky from glue - sprinkle with glitter. You can get glitter for free if you trim the fluffy Christmas tree garland finely.

HOW TO MAKE BALLS FROM THREAD –

three convenient ways.

ESSENCE OF THE WORK to create a ball of thread it looks like this... We wrap a small balloon with thread soaked in glue... And when the glue cocoon of thread dries, we burst the ball, take out its pieces from the cocoon, and get an openwork ball of thread.

Adhesive solutions can be different:

• You can dilute WALLPAPER glue (paste based on starch)... or dilute and cook the starch with water yourself.

• You can use SILICATE glue (Soviet transparent for paper)

• You can use PVA GLUE in its pure form... or in a diluted form - then add water and sugar to it.

And the ways in which the work is done can be different:

METHOD ONE – through the bottle.

For convenience, it is recommended to thread the thread into a needle... use the needle to pierce the bottle with silicone glue through (enlarge it, pick out the hole so that the thread passes freely through the bottle)... This way we get a “mini-device” for wetting the thread with glue without dirtying the table.

METHOD TWO– put a skein of thread in a bowl of glue – as in the left photo below... if you don’t want to spoil the whole ball (because it’s too big) – then you can pass the thread through the bowl of glue by hand (as in the right photo)

WITH WHAT TENSION TO WIND THE THREAD.

The thread on the ball should not be wound very tightly - so that the ball does not tighten and is not compressed by the thread. Otherwise we will get a crooked product.

HOW TO REMOVE THE BALL CORRECTLY.

It is best to dry the glue ball for 2-3 days. So that it hardens properly. If you start removing the ball before it has completely dried, you may end up with a wrinkled product.

Before bursting the ball, you need to make sure that it easily moves away from the walls of the thread cocoon. To do this, you can use the blunt end of a pencil to gently press on the ball THROUGH THE HOLES BETWEEN THE THREADS - in different sides of the ball - push the ball with a pencil so that it comes off everywhere from the walls of the cocoon.

After this, we burst the ball and pull out the burst rag by the tail.

AND ALSO... you can add a cocoon-web LACE.

But this technique can be supplemented with elements knitted applique from the same threads... For example, you can make a piece of a knitted pattern in advance (as in the photo below) ...

To do this, first crochet pattern element(this can be a pattern for any crocheted napkin)… a small element, only the first few rows of the pattern… Glue this lace knitted circle to the surface of the ball. Drying...

Then we shave the end of the glue thread - and thread it into a NEEDLE. And with such a thread and needle we begin to carefully (so as not to pierce) wrap the ball, and pick up (as we wind) the edges of the lace applique... and we get a cocoon into which a crocheted lace detail is sewn. Like in the photo below.

Or you can do it differently - IT’S EVEN EASIER TO DO

• wrap the ball with threads... dry...
• WITHOUT removing the balloon with scissors, cut a round hole (the size of your knitted applique) and apply glue to this head area on the balloon...
• soak the knitted applique with glue and attach it to the ball (so that its edges touch the edges of the web). When all this is dry you can remove the ball.

Openwork BALLS made of wire.

Using the same principle, ball-windings are made from wire. You just need to do it carefully so that the end of the wire does not cut into the ball and so that the wire itself does not cut the ball..

Here are some ideas on how to make a ball of thread yourself. As you can see, everything is quick and simple. Even a child can easily master the whole process.

Happy crafting!

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Materials and toolswhich we will 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:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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 out to be 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.

Nice bonus:
For an innovative method of making spider web balls, see.

Hollow balls of thread look unusual and very beautiful. Today we will tell you how to make them and offer several ideas for making New Year's accessories using such decorations.

Balls of thread can be used as an independent decoration for a Christmas tree, turned into a sparkling garland, made into a New Year's character and much more. So arm yourself with threads, and then your imagination will do everything for you.

What do we need?

• threads of any color and thickness (you should not take fluffy ones)
• Balloons
• PVA glue
• starch

Progress

Previously, we told you how to make a lampshade from threads. The technique for making these balls will be similar.

The main difference is that you don't need to inflate the balloons too much. Make them very small - the size of a fist. Inflate as many balloons as needed. And tie them somewhere to make it convenient to wrap and dry the future craft.

In a bowl, dilute one and a half cups of glue with half a cup of starch and a quarter cup of water. Dip the thread into a bowl and wind it around the ball in any order.

You can pre-lubricate the balloon with Vaseline to make it easier to separate it from the thread. However, you can do without this.

When the glue dries and the threads harden, you just need to pierce the ball with a needle and carefully pull it out through the hole.

Make as many balls as needed to make the desired accessories. They can be used in different ways.

Balls of thread for the Christmas tree

This area of ​​application is the most obvious, but no less significant.

Simply attach loops to your balloons and decorate your Christmas tree with them. Additionally, during winding you can string various beads. Before drying, the balls can be generously sprinkled with dry glitter.

The thinner the threads, the more beautiful the jewelry. Regular sewing thread will also work.

Christmas tree made of balls

We have already told you what beautiful compositions can be made from various Christmas tree balls. In any of the techniques described, you can use not only standard ready-made balls, but also homemade balls made from thread and glue. For example, you can assemble a Christmas tree from them. If not all of it, then at least part of it.

When making such New Year's decorations, it is better to use balls made from thicker threads - they are stronger.

New Year's interior decoration

Despite the obvious simplicity of the idea, the effect is simply amazing!

Make several balls of different sizes and simply place them on the windowsill. Scatter pieces of tinsel, various stars, and gold ribbons between them. Place a few simple candles nearby (use precautions in this case) or lay out a garland (less fire hazard option, but still be careful). Turn off the lights and turn on the lights - the house will be filled with magic!

Snowman made of balls

And even your favorite New Year’s character turns out to be especially beautiful using this technique.

Secure the balls with glue, and make the hands separately. For this we need thin wire and red threads. Fold the wire into mittens, coat them with glue and wrap them tightly with thread.

Finished snowmen can be decorated with knitted hats, beads and other accessories.

Garland with balls of thread

One of the most beautiful accessories that can be made from these balls.

Just be sure to check the garland for serviceability. In addition, it must be of high quality, and best of all, with additional protection from heating. Make sure that the light bulbs do not overheat. If you doubt that your garland meets all safety requirements, it is better to abandon this idea.

To make such a garland with your own hands, you just need to move the threads apart a little, stick the light bulb inside and push the threads back. The main thing is that the light bulb does not come into contact with the threads.

This garland looks very beautiful on the New Year tree, on the wall, and on the windowsill.

Hanging decoration

Balls of thread can simply be hung from the ceiling.

If you don't feel like putting in the extra effort, just hang all your balloons over a table or door. It looks very unusual and impressive, adding coziness to the home.

Choose any of the proposed ideas or come up with something of your own. This Christmas decoration can be used in dozens of different accessories. And each will be beautiful in its own way.

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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.

There is nothing more magical and exciting than creating a small miracle with your own hands, even if it was once invented and implemented by someone else. After all, you can always add something of your own to a craft: interesting additions or a piece of your soul.

And involving your own offspring in the process, who are looking for your attention and creative skills, will bring you closer and help you discover a lot of new and unknown things that are so rich in the world of crafts, useful or cute. So, today we will learn how to make a ball of thread and glue, consider different options for raw materials and various ideas for decorating a home, holiday table or children's corner.

We start with the selection of consumables

The variety of modern crafts designed to decorate our lives is enormous. Balls are simple but very impressive crafts.

A set of materials needed to create a souvenir:

Inflatable (air) balls of small diameter;

Any fatty cream or Vaseline;

A skein of thread you like, which we will use to decorate the ball;

Long (clamp) needle. It is required depending on the choice of glue and the method of wetting the thread with it;

Glue - stationery, PVA or specially made.

Before you learn how to make a ball of thread and glue, and before you start selecting materials to complete the work, you should decide on the size of the future craft, the quality of the thread, which will be the main decorative element, and the gluing method.

Balloon: basic requirements

Let's figure out how to make a ball of thread and glue with your own hands. The basis for making this souvenir are balloons.

When choosing them, you should be guided by the following considerations:

The balls should be round, since ovals require more accuracy, cannot always hold a given shape and are not as effective and versatile as regular spheres;

It is better to take balls that are not very large; a diameter of 8-12 cm is the best option, especially if this is the first craft.

And it is also important that the balloon be stronger, i.e. the cheapest option can fail at a decisive moment, deflating at the wrong time and ruining the future product. It is worth buying inflatable balloons with a reserve and carefully checking them before starting work.

Choosing glue

The successful completion of a craft largely depends on the composition of the glue. You can use stationery in a plastic bottle. This is where we need a thick needle. They pierce the walls of the bottle with it and pull the thread through the glue, thereby wetting it, preventing excessive wetting (the second wall of the bottle serves as a barrier). This is a good and economical method, but the use of PVA glue is more often welcomed by our craftsmen. This universal glue is more flexible, softer, and it seems that the craft processed with it is more pleasant to the touch and even warmer. Although each method has its adherents. PVA glue is heavy, so it is diluted with water in a 1:1 ratio, mixed well and poured into a flat container. Then a thread is passed through the glue solution. There is also a special recipe for glue that is most suitable for performing such work: add sugar to an aqueous solution of PVA. This mixture gives the manufactured crafts the necessary rigidity and strength. The glue proportions are as follows: 30 g of water, 15 g of glue, 4-5 teaspoons of sugar.

How to make a ball from thread and glue stick? This is also possible, but here the baby’s help will be necessary, since you need to pull the thread along the glue stick protruding from the case, pressing it well so that it has time to become saturated, and for this you need another pair of hands.

The main element of decoration is thread

The thread is selected depending on what you want to see at the output. You can use thick wool or acrylic threads.

There are many wonderful decorative yarns: with knots, sparkles, various flows and other interesting elements. The thickness of the thread is selected based on the functional load that the future craft will bear. Balls of large diameter, decorating large rooms, made of thick thread, jute or light cord, will look great. And elegant Christmas tree decorations-balls should be made of thin cotton, linen or artificial fibers. In other words, the question is not only how to make it, but also what exactly will decorate the souvenir. When the question of the place where the craft will be located has been decided, they begin to implement the idea.

Preparation of the workplace

The surface on which the process of the appearance of craft balls will take place should be protected from the aggressive effects of the starting materials. It is especially difficult to wipe off silicate glue from the countertop. A piece of oilcloth or garden film will help out. They cover the work surface. Before you make a ball of thread and glue, you need to protect your own clothes and hands. An apron and gloves made of silicone or thin rubber will be very useful here.

How to make a ball of thread with your own hands

So let's get started. Pour some of the prepared glue into a narrow container (we are talking about how to make a ball of thread and PVA glue). Place a skein of the selected thread next to it. We inflate the round ball to the required size and tie it tightly, leaving a fairly long end of the thread as a fastener, which will be useful when drying the finished souvenir. Lubricate the inflated balloon with prepared cream, Vaseline or any oil. This is done to prevent the ball from sticking to the threads. If this happens, it will be impossible to tear off and remove the remaining ball from the resulting sphere without deforming the craft. Dipping the thread into a container with glue and wetting it, we begin to wrap the ball. You can apply turns, slightly pulling the thread, in any order or randomly, depending on the intended option.

We have already discussed above how to make a ball from thread and stationery glue. You will need a thick needle with which you can pull the thread through a bottle of glue and wind it in the same way as when working with PVA glue.

Drying Features

After the ball is wrapped, it should dry completely. This is where you will need the long end of the thread. When drying, the ball should not come into contact with any surfaces, so the best option would be to tie it to a horizontal stick, fixed in the place where the crafts will dry, without disturbing anyone. It takes quite a long time for complete drying - 1-2 days. But there is no need to speed up this process. Heating devices located close to hanging crafts can deform them. If you overdo it with heating, the source ball may burst and nullify all efforts. Therefore, you should not make unnecessary efforts. Let the balls dry naturally.

Final stage

After a good drying, the threads wrapping the ball will harden perfectly and will keep their shape. Now you need to carefully remove the original rubber ball, which serves as a kind of frame. You can simply pierce it with a needle and, when it deflates, pull it out of the resulting sphere using a hook.

That's all. The craft is ready. Today we learned how to make a ball from thread and glue. It can be used as is, or it can be decorated with sequins, crystals, artificial flowers, etc. Balls coated with acrylic spray paint make great Christmas tree decorations. All shades of bronze, gold and silver are especially impressive. Such balls often serve as the basis for elegant decorative compositions, and are also used as single accents in decorating the space around us.