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Oklahoma Props - Hay bales and straw babies

Mon, 7 Feb 2011, 09:45 pm
Coxy5 posts in thread
We are doing a production of Oklahoma! and I need to make or buy very cheaply a couple of straw dolls - any ideas?? Also, with some cast member allergic to hay and straw, I'm looking for ideas on how to create fake hay bales. Any advice would be much appreciated - Thanks in advance

You could use Raffia

Fri, 4 Mar 2011, 09:44 pm

You could use RAFFIA covering  on a cardboard or wooden box. Then using white wood gue in a watered down milky solution &/or mix with paint to cover the raffia, which dries clear & will affix the raffia to hold it in place.

Flame retardent can also be mixed in as it works well with raffia & cardboard. 

This might give you an idea or even buy some;- http://www.dallaswesternparties.com/hay_bales.htm

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