I've been into footbag for the past week or so, and have been able to do some basic tricks. Right now, I kick with a crochet bag that I bought from my local dollar store I had just a few questions.
1: Is kicking with this type of bag ok, or should I make/buy a panel bag?
2: Does anyone have some tutorials (besides the ones on this forum) on how to make a simple bag for the begginner sticher and footbag player?
Kicking with the bag is fine. But as you begin to advance and start doing tricks you may become very fustrated with it. Both due to its large size and how hard they are to stall.
There used to be high quality crochete bags that were as good as any 32. Cole made them, and instead of bulky yarn, they were knit with thick threads. They don't exist anymore though, so I think Mosher has pointed you in the right direction for a starter bag.
I like crochete bags when they are broken in. I think generally the problem is that they are to large, and they tend to rip apart much faster than bags stitched of panels.
As far as patterns go, I used to use these patterns on the footbag.org website, http://www.footbag.org/footbags/patterns/. I think those are pretty much the best tutorials for getting started on making bags.
Oh, I don't know if facile (synthetic suede light, I think) is still the standard material for making footbags, but if so, you might find it in a store dedicated to dolls/teddy bears and other such cute things (if you live in a city large enough to have a store like that).
I had alot of trouble finding it when I was making bags, but eventually found it in a teddy bear shop where they often use facile for the teddy bears feet and ears.
I personaly like paneled but i do have an exelent specamine of a crochete footbag that stalls better than a Mr. Sandbag. It doesnt have the bulky yarn it has the kindof thread described erlier.
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mosher wrote:
A really good starter bag that is inexpensive and great to start learning on is the Mr. Sandbag. They are available at http://www.freedomfootbags.com
Amen. Mr. Sandbag is a great starter bag and my favorite overall.
If you are good at tight sewing, i recomend making a cloth 2-panel sand bag, and make it kinda big. they tend to break easy, but they arent too hard to make and you can repair them easy, so its no biggy. they are AMAZING for learning to stall
I love crochett bags because they have infinite possibilities for roundness.
My Grandmother, Norma Ash, is crochetting(sp) tons of really great footbags for me to sell and I have them for sale at $5 each. I have about 100 bags for sale right now.
Just ask me what color you want
Red
Orange
Yellow
White
Green
Blue
Purple
Pink
Black
Solid color, or Solid with a Stripe or Solid with a smiley face.
I had just a few questions.
