How do I make a sphere from fabric?

Question

I'm trying to make sphere from fabric. Does anyone know any patterns?

Answer 1

Ooh, I would like to have a crack at that myself...

I dug up some patterns that may help you!

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The gluing to balloon idea is akin to paper mache- not sewing...

Answer 2

You can get even closer than using hexagons or squares by joining pointed oval shapes together ("gores"), with pattens like those used for making globe-type maps from paper or cardstock.

FORGET what I said below... just check out these links:

http://www.purlbee.com/fabric-beach-ball...

http://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+ma...

If you're interested in those, check out some of these links:

http://www.gma.org/surfing/imaging/globe...

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/greavesandtho...

http://www.korthalsaltes.com/globe.html

http://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/ppmglo...

This would be kind of hard with fabric since you'd have to add seam allowances too, or perhaps you could make the ball inside out and put some kind of adhesive strip over each join in the gores rather than using seam allowances.  Do all but the final join, turn inside out, then carefully glue or butt and sew the final seam?

Here's another type and pattern:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dymaxion_ma...

HTH,

Diane B.

Answer 3

  Glue it to a balloon.