A while back in my internet meanderings I ran across a Glorpy that could be "scrunched" into a ball at the end of the effect. I believe it was from a custom prop maker in Vegas somewhere.

Anyone seen this or can point me in the right direction?

Ask Lucy here on The Magic Café.

Bob Sanders
Magic By Sander

Thanks, Bob. Is Lucy the username? I know from experience you guys may have different user/real names. I love the gag as is, but the "scrunch" would definately sell it.

You may be thinking of Lynetta Welch at Fabric Manipulation. Her products are awesome and very good quality. You can find her information at:

http://www.fabricmanipulation.com

If you give her a call, she will answer any questions you may have about her products, including her version of Glorpy (quite different from others, I assure you) called the Ghostly Pocket Hank (larger version) and the Ghostly Pocket Square (smaller version).

I hope this information is useful to you.

Wiz Kid Qua-Fiki's "Babushka of Baba Yaga" is a member of the "Glorpy" family, but using his own design for a removable gimmick because the handkerchief has to be handled by the spectator further on into the various Sefalaljia effects that he performs with it. The gimmick he designed also does away with the need for a special "Glorpy fold" of the handkerchief, which is a dead give-away to magicians who are familiar with the original. His version is in The Wizards' Journal #21 on my site. While he doesn't advocate "scrunching" the Babushka, for fear of angering the spirit of Baba Yaga, it certainly could be done because once the gimmick is removed, the handkerchief is completely normal, and since it is designed as a tablehopping effect, is easily replaced for use at the next table.

Wouldn't the 'scrunch' yell, he is hiding something in the scarf - "Let me see it!"

You can scrunch a normal Glorpy, a little thinking would and practice would bring results. How do you know that what you seen in Las Vegas any different then the normal Glorpy? I think it was the persons handling and being you were familiar with the effect, did not watch closely until the end.

I do scrunch or wad up my silk at the end of my Ghostly Pocket Hank routine. My hank is different than others and that is why this is possible. Here is a link to a video of me performing my hank. http://www.fabricmanipulation.com/video.html PM or email me if you have any questions.

Lynetta