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When I was contemplating a 9 month around the world tour where I would be street performing and juggling with my family, I did not have to think long about what juggling balls we would take on our travels. I have a set of 5 Flying Clipper juggling bags that I have used for over 15 years - they are still in fantastic condition and are my favorite juggling bags. I contacted Jim and he set me up with 6 more bags for my family to take along on our travels. The are extremely comfortable, durable and attractive juggling bags with a fantastic weight and feel. In short, they are perhaps the finest juggling bag I have ever used.

Dave Sohigian
Northwest Juggler

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Tips and How-To's

HOW TO REFILL A SANDBAG

Hand-made, sand filled footbags will have a tendency to lose sand over time. Refilling a sand filled footbag is easy and can be done in minutes with a "scratch awl" (e.g., blunt, tapered instrument used for piercing wood or leather). Carefully ease the awl into a seam between a stitch creating a small opening to add sand. Add your sand and then to close the hole, simply roll the footbag between your hands to again pull the stitches uniformly throughout the entire footbag.
Another tip to try for sand filled footbags is to use a small amount of mink oil after your footbag has been wet and then dried. The mink oil will help the suede stay "brushed up" which will help retain the sand inside.

HOW TO WASH A FOOTBAG

Synthetic suede footbags can be washed in several ways. Most synthetic suedes used in footbags are not 100% color fast so washing a footbag in cold water is always a good idea. For both plastic pellet and sand filled footbags (not facile) you can put the footbag in the pocket of a pair of jeans and run it through the washer and dryer. This fabric is iron strong and actually likes to be played wet.
For facile fabric which is much softer, you can use cold water and mild soap to hand wash the footbag. With facile, do not roll vigorously when wet. Facile does not like to be played wet so allow your footbag to dry on the window sill before you resume play.
Wash your footbag regularly as accumulated grit will wear out your footbag.


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