How to Make a Double Walled Magic Bag
A double-walled bag is a prop that many magicians use to great effect. It helps items to appear, disappear or even transform. While some props needs to be purchased to assure quality, a double walled bag is not one of them. You can easily assemble your own.
- Choose the kind of bag you want to use for the prop. You can choose either paper or fabric, but fabric is best if you want a bag that lasts longer. Choose identical bags. Darker, thicker fabric such as velvet works well. The thicker fabric hides the items, and the velvet looks luxurious to the audience.
- Cut one bag so that it is shorter than the other by three or four inches.
- Put the shorter bag inside the larger. Line up the top edges so that the shorter bag is about one inch below the edge of the outer bag. This leaves a hidden pocket that provides two or three inches of space.
- Glue or sew the two longer sides of the bag together, as well as one short side of the bag together. If you do not have bags with sides, glue or sew three-quarters of the way around the circumference.
- Make sure there is enough room to put your hand inside the "tunnel" you created on the unsewn side of the bag.
- Let the glue dry thoroughly.
- Hide an item in the bottom of the bag before beginning the show. Then you can have the item "magically" appear after showing the audience that the bag (the inner bag) is empty.