It sits in a Fells Point antique shop, a kitschy keepsake from a classic Baltimore restaurant. Haussner’s may be gone, but its jumbo ball of string rolls on. And it’s for sale — though, at 825 pounds, ...

You’ll need: Styrofoam balls, mixture of sizes; natural and colored jute or cotton string, hot glue and hot glue gun, straight pin. 1. Make a small knot at the start of the jute or string. Place a dot ...

Unless you’re an avid fan of 1997’s box office hit Mouse Hunt, or actively working in the string industry, you probably don’t spend a lot of time thinking about how those balls of string are made.