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Sizing Balloons

Sizing rounds

Using a card board or foam board sheet cut a square hole the size that you need. Round balloon are

measured from side to side. (the diameter of the balloon)

For inside I blow up a 11” balloon and size it down to 10,5”

For outside I blow up an 11” and size it down to 10”

10” square hole

Push balloon through hole while letting the air out

Using a slide and size (a ruler with two adjustable uprights)

Set the two uprights to the size you need and pull the inflated balloon through while letting the air out

to size the balloon.


Sizing LOL’s

Using the slide and size

LOL’s are measured from tip to tail. Place the tail of the balloon against the upright and let air out until it

fits between the two uprights.

From this

Tail Tip

To this

When tying the LOL’s I always tie tip to tail. When tying them wrap the tip around the tail twice before

tying’ This will make it easier to untie and helps from making small tears in the LOL while tying.


Regular (garland) Columns

Blow up and size two balloons and tie them together making a duplet. Make another duplet and twist it

into the other duplet making a quad.

50 lb fishing line

Tie a quad to the fishing line

Place the second quad next to the first one and give it a quarter turn so it nests on top of the first quad.

Now wrap the fish line around the center of the second quad in a figure 8 manner. Continue adding

quad until the desired length is achieved. Columns need to be supported. See page 14 for the column

framework.


By making a long garland it is possible to make arches. The arches will need support. This is done my

using the arch frame.

See page 14 - 15 on arch framework.


Arches of a different color

Use the pattern on the right to make each column. The patter keeps repeating.

Double Spiral Pattern Alternating Pattern

Arrow Pattern Cross Over Pattern


Arches of a different color

Small Diamond Pattern Zig Zag Pattern

Large Diamond Pattern Flower Pattern


Alternating Square Pack Columns

Using two difference sizes of quad you can a make a different kind of column.

This type of column allows you to make a much flatter wall than using regular columns.

NOTES


Duplet Square Packing

The balloons for this garland have to be sized perfectly.

You make duplets and you tie one duplet on the fish line and you gentle push the next duplet into place

so it nests into the first duplet. Wrap the second duplet with the fish line. Repeat.

This garland does not have a pretty beginning or end.

Once the process is understood you will find that you can actually twist the balloons into quads and

square pack them making the process even faster.

NOTES


Walls

Regular 4 pack garland (balloons all the same size)

Walls can be held together with 2 paper clips and a rubber band or tied together with modeling

balloons.

Hook paper clips to fishing line to tie

the columns together


Alternating Square Pack Wall

Alternating sized quads


Duplet Square Packed Wall


My bases are made from ¾ “plywood. Each base is approximately 2 feet by 2 feet.

You can get 8 bases from a standard sheet of plywood.

I paint them black and use a ¾ flange fastened to the center of the base with bolts using nuts and

washers to fasten them on. All materials can be found at HOME Depot or similar stores.


These are the bolts, nuts, and washers I use. For each base you will need 4 bolts,4 washers, 4 nuts


I use these to screw into the flange. For columns you can use an 18” nipple and

use a length of ½ “EMT electrical conduit for my upright.

How to make a base for a column or an arch.

½ electrical conduit

Cut conduit to the length needed.

¾ X 18 black pipe nipple

3/4 pipe flange

Plywood base


For Arches I use ¾ PVC pipe from the electrical department. For my standard arch I use two pieces.

On one of the nipples I screw a ¾ PVC adapter.

2 - 10 ft pieces of ¾ PVC pipe connected together for arch.

PVC Pipe Hub

For arch use 18” piece of ½ conduit

PVC adapter

This makes a nice arch big enough for two people to walk through.


LOL Walls (Weaving with balloons)

Straight weave wall


LOL Walls (Weaving with balloons)

Cross Weave


Inflate the LOL with helium and tie the balloon tip to tail. Weight the balloons on each end with a water

weight wrapped in Mylar paper. Or use a brick covered with paper.

Using the template, you can design your wall before you build it. Use colored

pencils crayons or use Microsoft paint.


Templates

Use these to template to design your arch. You can copy and paste this arch from this document to

Microsoft paint and color your arch

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