AUTHOR: Joseph, Marjory L. TITLE: Essentials of textiles / Marjory L. Joseph. EDITION: 2d ed. PUBL.: New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, FORMAT: x, 321 p., (4) leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. DATE: 1980 SUBJECT: Textile industry Textile fibers Textile...
AUTHOR: Emery, Irene TITLE: The primary structures of fabrics : an illustrated classification / by Irene Emery. PUBL.: New York : Watson-Guptill Publications/Whitney Library of Design, FORMAT: xxvi, 341 p. : ill. ; 31 cm. DATE: 1995 SUBJECT: Textile...
A tubular fabric produced by a "circular" method but with parallel spokes A tubular fabric produced by spiral plaiting Here we describe a spiral plaiting method made popular by Patty and Royal Sorell. It is a bit faster than the circular method and is more convenient...
Stuffing balloons into frameworks We can often save time and create a different kind of texture in our sculptures, by creating very open patterns with 260's and then filling the holes with other balloons. What makes this fastest is that filling of holes doesn't...
Attack of the 50 foot demon Balloon art - Japanese style Writeup and photos by Larry Moss Overview During the first week of December, 1998, I found myself in Tokyo, Japan leading a rather unusual, and rather challenging project. I spent a week training a team of...
Balloon twisting instruction featuring Larry Moss A one day balloon twisting seminar will be offered on Long Island, NY in just a few weeks. Classes will include beginning and advanced balloon twisting, entertaining with balloons, and balloon weaving. When:...
From: [email protected] Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 03:32:08 EDT Subject: Re: 1000psi, how many balloons? To: [email protected] In a message dated 6/18/99 6:07:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << If my tank reads a bit...
Understanding proportion in design by Wynn Bell Heart and two Fantasy Clouds - Very good proportions of 4' heart and the Fantasy Clouds to the 12' ceiling, even with the table on a 2' riser. Why is it that when one is cooking, getting all the ingredients in the...
The Artist's Corner by Patrick Brown Welcome again. I hope everyone has had a successful month. I have just returned from the All Star Revue. I must say that Mark and Andrea put on a first class event. Their enthusiasm for balloon art and the manner in which...
160 Twisting Goes Mainstream by Linda Berman Hello everyone, I am pleased to report that 160 twisting is gaining in popularity with twisters and decorators. My class on miniature twisting was standing room only at The World Clown Association Convention in Mesa,...
By John Christianson, Bonnie Davis and Jeanine Von Essen For October I proposed a challenge to my co-authors that instead of writing a normal column of instructions we would think outside the box about what could be done with facial print balloons. We could...
Multicolored Parrot By Hans Siemons This parrot is a good example of what color can do to a standard sculpture. It's just your basic parrot, but by using different colors for different sections of the figure and adding a few simple enhancements it is not "just...
Baby Bottle & Lariat Routine by Ralph Dewey Baby Bottle Here is a simple, yet nice looking baby bottle. It�s just the thing for a baby shower or as prop for a clown skit. It is made from a #260 and a #350 balloon. You will also need a �� wooden dowel or sturdy...
Easter Egg Bunny by Ralph Dewey This last Easter, I was presenting a program to some children at my church. I first showed them how many people celebrate Easter by hunting for eggs. I made a typical balloon rabbit in the sitting position. Then by popping a bubble, it...
Balloon Hands by Ralph Dewey If you make people-type balloons you'll need to make balloon hands. There are a lot of ways to make hands out of balloons. They range from being very simple to being very detailed. Below I've described some of the styles of hands which are...
Balloon Trombone By Ralph Dewey Back in July, 2001 while I was at the Fellowship of Christian Magicians convention, I participated in a balloon orchestra as part of the evening show. We made balloon instruments and pretended to play to a tune. It turned out to be one...
FANTASY FLOWERS ARE EASIER THAN YOU THINK.. by Chris Horne I do a lot of fantasy flowers and related items. I use them in wedding work, centrepieces, deliveries and sculptures. I KNOW that they are profitable, and I also know that they are almost guaranteed to cause a...
Event Key D = Decorating T = Twisting Industry events - Search results Search for event by name: 22 Feb 2023- 26 Feb 2023 Twist & Shout Event details T Patty Sorell Twist & Shout [email protected] (978) 531-7974 event web site 5 Feb 2020- 9 Feb 2020...
Which Way Is the Wind Blowing? Experiment #4 Children can use helium-filled balloons to observe wind direction. They use a magnetic compass to measure direction. A magnetic compass to measure direction. A magnetic compass measure the earth’s magnetic north, which is...
Measuring How Fast Helium-Filled Balloons Rise Experiment #3 This activity is designed for the classroom. Helium-filled latex balloons should have lengths of light thread attached, long enough to reach from the floor to the ceiling. (Balloons can be filled with helium...
Learning About Permeability Experiment #2 In this activity, the children investigate two properties of latex balloons -- they stretch and they are “permeable,” that is gases such as air and helium can pass slowly through the latex membrane. Getting Started: You can...