The Complete Homemade Juggling Beanbag Guide

4 days ago

The author has created an extensive instructional guide for designing and sewing fabric sphere panels, primarily for juggling beanbags but adaptable for footbags and other cloth balls.
The guide spans over 750 pages, divided into separate PDF documents for each panel structure, with a root document providing an index and supplementary chapters.
It caters to both beginners with ready-to-print patterns in six sizes and scaling instructions, and technically-inclined readers with mathematical formulas and design theories.
Key features include formulas for pattern dimensions, illustrated assembly instructions, color arrangements, advice on materials and techniques, and project ideas like Christmas ornaments.
The guide evolved from the author's hobby since the mid-1990s, with multiple editions including corrections, new designs (like a 30-panel structure), and improvements based on feedback.
It covers theoretical aspects such as modifying polyhedra and designing curves for optimal spheres, along with tutorials for software like SketchUp.
The author invites user feedback, error reports, and photos of creations, and offers the guide for free with optional donations via PayPal due to personal circumstances.

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