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Cornhole Bags made with 10 oz. cotton duck is the industry standard for retail corn hole game sets.
Bag makers prefer this fabric for the color choices available. Canvas ETC. has the largest selection of colors on the internet at wholesale pricing and to meet your cornhole needs. Bags in 25 different colors and options allow you to create stylized colors for your tossing game.
Bag making is easy with 10 oz. cotton duck cloth because it’s durable and soft. For DIY’ers and home crafters, it doesn’t require industrial equipment. If you are wanting to create your very own high quality cornhole bags, you have found the right material and the most color options to select from. Our 10 ounce cotton duck fabric is ideal for making regulation cornhole bags for certain!
Cornhole Play
The Start of Cornhole Bags
Like horseshoes, cornhole bags have a bit of a murky start. Many people claim its roots were from the game Quoits. Quoits, which was basically the original version of the game horseshoe, was a game first played in ancient Greece!
The Greek weren’t the only group playing quoits, however. Roman soldiers brought the game back from battles and it spread throughout Europe. It was immensely popular in England.
This game play occurred with metal discs usually made from steel. Distances were set along with point values on who could throw the metal disc through a pin in the ground with the most accuracy. Luckily, advancements in the design of Corn hole game lead to softer landing bags as one could only imagine what sort of damage would occur when the metal discs landed on the wooden cornhole boards!
This specific game lead the way for variations like horseshoes and eventually Cornhole. Supposedly, Cornhole came to the United States by German born farmers who landed in the Midwest. The history of the game argues its origins as either Chicago or Cincinnati as the home of Cornhole.
The height of the game Cornhole peaked when the magazine Popular Mechanics did an article on how to construct the boards used to play the game itself. Back in the 1970’s and 1980’s, Cornhole spread around the U.S. and grew as an obsession to many and the favorite tossing game for generations to come!
Cornhole Bags – Corn Filled and Double Stitched
How to Play Cornhole
There are many variations of how to play the corn hole game. However, there are a traditional set of rules surrounding the game itself. In this game, you have two boards and two sets of four bags.
The boards are made from wood and have a hole cut in the top middle of the board. This board lays on an elevated angle. The object of the game is to get as many points by placing the bags within the hole or on top of the board.
The game of Cornhole plays with either 1 or two people per side. The regulation distance apart is 27 feet expanse from the base of the boards. If a player crosses the end of the board, it’s considered a foul.
A great resource for learning more about this great Cornhole Game pastime is https://www.playcornhole.org/
Sewing Corn Hole Bean Bags
Traditionally, cornhole bags in an official game are made with dried corn kernels sewn inside a 6×6 double seamed bag. When the bags are double stitched, they provide significantly greater durability. Now, bags are made with items like plastic resin pellets so that they’re not eaten by critters. Sometimes, other beans are used in the corn hole bean bags. Sewing bag sets with cornhole bags fabric will give you a sense of pride and satisfaction when playing this great game, and knowing that you did it yourself! Making regulation cornhole bags yourself is a fun and rewarding DIY project, for certain!
Sewing regulation cornhole bags is easy with our fabric, and corn hole bag instructions are littered throughout the internet! Now you can create your very own and unique cornhole bags set! Check out our selection above that makes DIY sewn cornhole bags easy. Here is a great video from our YouTube channel demonstrating the ease and the process of making your very own cornhole bags and offers great detail and corn hole bags instructions for a complete cornhole bags diy:
If you’re playing one on one, each player attempts to sink their set of cornhole bags in the hole for three points, or on top of the board for one point each. If a bag slides or knocks into the hole by another bag, that’s also worth three points.
After each team plays, the inning is over. Cornhole works in intervals of innings similar to baseball or softball. When played with two people, each person has their set of four bags for game-play.
All in all, this extremely popular game works both indoors or outdoors. As long as you have the space, Cornhole makes for a fun way to spend time.
Terminology Used During Cornhole Bag Games
There’re other sets of rules and regulations regarding the point system of Cornhole, and also terminology. Essentially, the game is a bean bags toss competition, with a few rules to abide by. Some popular terms you may hear when playing a cornhole bag game are:
Ace/Cow Pie: This refers to a bag landing on the board. When a bag lands on the board, it’s worth one point.
Blocker: A bag that will land directly in front of the hole on the board.
Hooker: A bag that lands in the hole, despite there being a bag blocking the entrance of the hole (blocker).
Jumper: When a bag hits another bag that’s already on the board and allows for it to land inside the hole.
Police: Nickname given to the referee of the game.
Shotgun: When a player throws all four of his or her bags at the same time.
Wash: When each team scores the same within an inning, cancelling out each team’s points for said inning.
Bag sets: what is used and tossed to accrue points and to deflect your competitor’s cornhole bag sets.
Bean bags toss: essentially how the game is played and how points are added up through the tossing of the cornhole bags set.
These terms and many more make the game of Cornhole that much more fun. As previously mentioned, apart from the terminology, there is also another important component to the scoring of Cornhole overall: cancellation.
When you’re playing cornhole, the object is to obtain as many points as you can within the inning. The other person’s points count against your own. After the inning plays out, the points become totaled on each side and each person’s points cancel the others out.
For example, if you’ve sunk all of your bags in the hole, that would be 12 points. Your opponent manages to sink three of their bags and had one on the board for a total of 10 points. Their 10 points subtracted from your 12 leave you in the lead by 2 points.
Other Games Played with Cornhole Bags
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While Cornhole is a fun game for all, there are other games played with a Cornhole set up. Some fun games to play with your boards and bags are:
Cornhole 13: This game has only one goal in mind– sink as many bags in the hole as possible! Board tosses do not count in this version of Cornhole; sinking your bags directly into the hole is what earns you points.
Far Toss: With each inning of Cornhole played, each person or team will move back farther and father. Use tape or paint to create lines where each player will have to toss their bags from!
Bozo Buckets: This one is perfect for kids! Similar to far toss, you’ll move back each turn and try to sink your bag into the hole. Start from the front of the board, moving your way back instead of like in far toss where you start from the back and move backwards.
Get creative this summer and play these alternative versions of Cornhole with your whole family!
How to Fill Your Cornhole Bag Fabric
As mentioned, dried corn acts as the main filler for bags, but this tends to attract rodents. Corn filled bags that are double stitched are the truest form of bag for this game, and this will provide high quality cornhole bags for the long-term use! To increase the life of the bag, however, you may wish to also consider using plastic resin pellets (PVC resin) instead.
Due to the antimicrobial properties of the PVC, this also ensures that your corn hole bags will not get moldy, even if you or your customers store them in damp conditions. Also, many people believe that the plastic filling allows the bags to glide smoothly on the platform. Bags are usually sold in sets of four as a standard game requires 8 bags.
Cornhole specs: 16 oz. bags that are double stitched and corn filled, measuring 6×6 inches are standard for cornhole bags. Some preferred materials for cornhole bags are canvas, twill and synthetic suede. Well-made cornhole bean bags are perfect for any type of play, and are weather resistant.
Customers can clean their cornhole bean bags by simply rinsing them out and allowing them to dry before the next game session. To clean stains, use mild soap or detergent and gently wipe the cornhole bags with a towel.
Canvas Etc offers you the best cornhole bag fabric for the lowest prices. Provide your customers with the best weather-resistant, durable cornhole bags you can find.
Your customers can use their cornhole bags again and again for years to come. Keep the game going by ordering our premium corn hole bean bags today! Create your very own cornhole bag sets with your logo, your favorite colors, and your favorite team’s mascot!
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