The Workshop Series
The name
Named for the hall in New York Harbor through which twelve million people became Americans, many of whom brought the game with them.
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Shipping and returns
This is a pre-order. You are charged when you order, and the ball ships from Austin within 30 days of your order. If we cannot ship it in that time, we will write to you, and you can cancel for a full refund. Free shipping on all U.S. orders.
Get to know it. You cannot know a ball from a photograph. If within thirty days of delivery it is not the ball you want, write to info@hayworthathletic.com. We send a prepaid label and refund you in full, played or unplayed. One return per customer.
The Ellis
Hand-Stitched Soccer Ball
Each run of the Workshop Series starts with one artist’s work. The Ellis is the first, with panels by Jerad Nun, stitched by hand in Monguí, Colombia. There are seventy-five, each numbered by hand.
Meant to be played.
$250
Pre-order. Ships within 30 days of your order. Free shipping on all U.S. orders.
Pre-order- The cover
- Japanese Cordley.
- The ball
- The first ball in the Workshop Series. Size 5, the standard adult ball. Thirty-two panels, die-cut by hand, one panel at a time.
- The build
- A 2mm EVA foam cushion, Italian waxed polyester thread, a seamless latex bladder, and a thermo-activated sealant on the seams.
- The stitching
- 720 stitches, sewn by hand in Monguí, Colombia, by the master ballmakers of Good Stitch. A master finishes two balls in a day. The last seam is closed blind, from the inside.
- The number
- Each ball carries its own number, and its card is stamped by hand to match. To ask for a number, write to info@hayworthathletic.com before you order. If it is still free, it is yours.
- In the box
- The ball in a protective stockinette sleeve, a pump needle, the hand-hewn plinth branded with the HW monogram, and a card of authenticity, numbered and signed by hand.
Ellis Island · New York Harbor, 1892 to 1954
Archival film from the Library of Congress and the National Archives.