Materials

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Cork/Rubber Center-

• 2 semi-circular shells of black rubber about 5/3″ thick
• layer of red rubber 3/32″ is molded to the outside of the black rubber
• The sphere is molded into a perfect circle
• A thin layer of cement is applied to the surface to help as an adhesive for the yarn

 Yarn-

• Gray New Zealand sheep’s wool yarn
• 3 layers of wool yarn is wound around the cover of the rubber center pill
• Using a machine the wool yarn is wound around for even tension to eliminate soft spots
• A final layer of cotton yarn is applied in order to keep the wool yarn in place for an even surface

Stitched Cowhide-

• Tennessee Holstein Cowhide
• 2 pieces of cowhide are cut into 2 figure eight patterns
• Each pattern covers half of the ball
• The pieces are stabled to the wound ball
• Hand sewn using waxed red thread