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Twisting Technique

Starting out  Hints and tips for starting out
Types of Balloons Types of Balloons available for balloon artists
Inflating and tying tips Inflating and tying modelling balloons
Twisting tips How to make your first twist
More twisting tips More tips for starting out
Bubble diagrams How to read bubble diagrams
Basic Twists Explaining the building blocks of balloon creations
Fold Twist (AKA loop twist) Fold and twist for a 3 twist dog.
Lock Twist (AKA Dog's legs) Popular twist for simple dogs etc
Ear twist (AKA bear's ears) Very useful and popular twist
Bubble roll (AKA parrot's body) Simple technique used in many designs.
Pop Twist Fancy flair twist
Tulip Twist Finger swallower
Advanced Twists More unusual or advanced twists and techniques
Raisin twist: Instruction page to come brief instructions opposite: Put a knot or scrap of balloon inside a round or a heart. Blow up balloon and tie. Grab the knot through the side of the balloon and use it to attach other balloons to the round
Antenna technique Hiow to make a tulip twist at each end of an uninflated 260
Stuffing and distortion Balloons inside balloons and distortion techniques
Rounds in Rounds Balloons in balloons the easy way
Weaving Weaving or "balloon fabric" technique
2 Balloon weave Very versatile simple weave
Articles Essays and articles on some of the thinking behind the twisting
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Helpful Links Links to other pages of useful twisting info
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