How to make Christmas balls from threads, step by step photos and a detailed description of the creation of balls of thread, using glue and balloons

January 11, 2018 handmadebase

Not a single New Year is complete without a festiveChristmas tree decorated with colorful toys. The most popular of them will be, of course, balls. You can buy them at your nearest supermarket, choose from a variety of sizes and shades, but it’s much more interesting to make a New Year’s ball with your own hands. In this case, you will be absolutely sure that the craft is exclusive, and you will be able to choose colors that suit your taste and interior. DIY New Year's balls will add a touch of coziness and can be an excellent decoration not only on the Christmas tree. They will make a wonderful wreath, an original mobile or even a panel. There are many materials used by needlewomen to create New Year's balls. Among the simplest and most accessible are threads. But with a little imagination, even such an ordinary thing can turn into something original, bright and beautiful. New Year's balls made of threadsThe master class is so simple and easy that even kids can handle it. You will need:

Cotton threads of different colors.
PVA glue.
A needle with an eyelet suitable for threads.
Balloons.
Bright colored narrow ribbons.
Scissors.
Plastic cup.
Rope, where you can attach the balls to dry out with clothes pegs.

First you need to inflate the balloons.Their size depends only on your desire and mood. Ready-made Christmas balls made of thread will have exactly this diameter. It is best to secure the balls with strings, rather than tying the tail of the ball in a knot – This may make it more difficult to deflate and damage the thread winding.Now we need a plastic cup.With its help, applying PVA glue to the thread will not take much time. Of course, you can use a brush or even your fingers for these purposes, but then the process will be delayed. So, do not tear the thread from the skein and thread it into the needle. Pour glue into a glass. What is needed is PVA, as it dries transparent and does not spoil the appearance of the craft. Now we take our needle and thread and pierce the glass with glue, as shown in the photo. The needle can be removed.Next, take the ball in one hand, and the end of the thread,coming out of our device with glue into another, and we begin to wind the thread onto the ball. Similar to how balls of yarn are wound. By the way, the threads need not be very thick so that the glue has time to saturate them. We continue to wind the thread around the ball. It may slip if this happens and part of the winding will simply “move out” on its side, don’t worry, just wind it back to the ball with a few turns. The density of the future craft will depend entirely on your desire. It is advisable to wrap it evenly over the entire surface. To create a more original craft, use several threads of different colors at once. Just pierce the glass with glue in several places.When you decide that there is enough thread, you will needhang the ball to dry. You can place them next to heating radiators, this will speed up the drying process. Now all that remains is to untie the thread that holds the air inside the ball, it deflates, and you are left with a ball of thread in your hands.As a loop for which the ball can behang on the Christmas tree, use bright narrow multi-colored ribbons. You can choose shades that match the colors of the threads, or take contrasting ones, for example, for white balls – a red ribbon, for the red ones – deep green or bright blue.Such balls look beautiful either alone as an independent Christmas tree decoration, or collected in a garland. They can be used to decorate a window or hang from the ceiling.

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