Balloon Training Online - Tulle Covered Balloons

We've recently filmed a new video showing you how to cover a balloon with tulle. It looks like quite a simple display to make as it is simply a balloon covered with light material with a few flowers underneath to hide the knot.

However, we've had dozens of people emailing us saying that after trying several times they could not get the balloon to 'float'. The reason for this is they were using the wrong sized balloon. The balloon must be large so it has enough lift capacity for the weight of the material. Tulle seems to be virtually weightless but this isn't the case. For this display to float properly we recommend you use either a 24 inch balloons or a 36 inch balloon. Personally, we use the 24 inch balloons. Also (and this is very important) you want to use the regular 24 inch latex balloons and NOT the 24 inch deco bubbles (the plastic ones which feel like a beach ball).

Now for the material to use. Standard organza/tulle which balloon decorators use for displays like Cloud-9's is not wide enough. You need to go to a fabric retailer to find a wider version. We use a material from a local company which is 270cm wide which does the job perfectly. The material is white tulle although our suppliers call it 'veil'.

Finally, there are 4 artificial flowers at the bottom of the balloon which finishes the display off perfectly. The video showing you exactly how to make this display is currently being edited and will be added to our video library shortly.

As ever, please let me know if I can ever help you in any way.

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