Flag Poi

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  Step 1

  Cut fabric triangles:

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  Step 2

  Sew up edges.

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  Step 3

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  Step 4

  Pull chain through all the way down leading edge and some way across the base, leaving some "flap" but making it hard for it to coil up.

  Ball chain works best, but I couldn't find any and I wanted to try anyway!

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  Step 5

  I used a safety pin to pull it through.

• Step 6

  Sew chain on so doesn't slip while spinning.

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  Step 7

  Spin!

  I made finger loops out of robbon, and attached them with fishing spinners so they didn't wind up.

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Ellen · Perth, Western Australia, AU · 10 projects 16th July 2010

Theyre definately more from the modern, arty side of Poi than the traditional.

This qwas the video that inspired me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq6iIkUdf88

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Emily · Wellington, Wellington, NZ · 1 project 15th July 2010

wow i havent even heard of these and im from NZ home of the poi. im not sure how accurate they are but i guess the name works. Super pretty tho.

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Comatose_Angel · Pocatello, Idaho, US · 1 project 9th July 2010

I've been wanting to try out flag poi. Now I can make my own. ^_^ Thanks!

What kind of fabric would you suggest? It looks like you're using some sort of tulle.

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Ellen · Perth, Western Australia, AU · 10 projects 9th July 2010

They seem to work OK for what I use them for... I don't do much though, and all inside at home, so not sure how they'd cope outside or in busy places.
My plan was to add a fishing weight to the ends if they didn't spin right.

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SyntheticStars · Eastleigh, England, GB · 31 projects 9th July 2010

These are so pretty, but are they weighty enough? Very curious as I've never tried making my own! x

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