'Giant Wool' hair ties: blast from the past?

**Othala** · July 22nd, 2010, 03:46 AM

Eeeek! They give me the Heebie Jeebies!

**misstwist** · July 22nd, 2010, 08:21 AM

Originally Posted by akka naeda

I bought DD 2 packs of those from somewhere about 6 years ago, possibly Claires. Each pack contained one each semi metallic - purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, red, pink. Her hair was too thin and short for her to be able to wear them at the time, and now she doesn't like them - too babyish for an almost 13yr old

. You should try looking in the kids section of Claires, see if they still do them.

I do see these hair marbles on an irregular basis in various chain stores. They have a tendency to be pink or florescent or really cheap quality. I want clear marbles in both the larger and smaller sizes.

I've been bending braincells around how to turn my bungies from Sally's into marbles but haven't come up with anything.

**Schmoomunitions** · January 30th, 2011, 01:27 PM

HEY look what I found at the thrift store!http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...ictureid=94731

**princessp** · January 30th, 2011, 01:53 PM

Originally Posted by Schmoomunitions

HEY look what I found at the thrift store!http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...ictureid=94731

Lol, I was wondering how this thread got resurrected. Very cool!

**ancilla** · January 30th, 2011, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by jasper

I thought of this type we called boing boings when I read that thread title. We wore them in elementary school in the 1970's.

We had those growing up in the 80's too. We called them Love in Tokyo's.

**TiaKitty** · February 3rd, 2011, 01:36 AM

I like to wear the giant yarn as a headband. That was the only way I got any use out of it.

I have the bobbles (never knew their name!) for my girlies, but I don't let them use them because of the knuckle-danger factor. I'd rather take a whack than have them hurtin'. I do wish they were made without metal! They only get to wear them for special outfit days!

**freecelt** · February 3rd, 2011, 10:01 AM

Originally Posted by jasper

I remember those plastic balls too and had to use them when I was little because I didn't know how to use regular elastic hair ties. Why those were easier is a mystery to me. You could accidentally thump yourself pretty hard with a plastic marble if an over stretched hair tie slipped through your fingers.

LOL! I had some too but never did figure them out(I thumped my knuckles plenty though.)