When I was in Thailand, I would see the local people weave palm leaves into beautiful bowls, fans, balls and other amazing things. I asked my aunt if she knew how to make these things and she gave me a book that was all in Thai. I don't know how to read Thai, I can barely speak it. Somehow after a week of fumbling around with strips of paper, I managed to decode the pictures and figure it out. Here is my tutorial for you, it is not in Thai, and hopefully it won't take you weeks to make. I did take pictures, but please watch the video. It is much clearer.
, which is the basic premise behind weaving this ball. If you can do a four strand braid, weaving this ball should be simple (with some practice).
The second video is how to use paper to weave the ball. |
| Newspaper ball on left, Magazine on right. |
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| I used a cookie wrapper to make a silver ball. |
Part 1 (Four strand braid)
Part 2 (Paper weaving)
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