The World's Largest Ball of Twine Cawker City, Kansas Just how big is the ball of twine Look at these figures: 17, 320 pounds 40 foot circumference Over 6, 938, 709 feet of sisal twine Frank Stoeber started this ball of twine on his farm in 1953. By 1957 it weighed 5, 000 pounds, stood 8 feet high, and had 1, 175, 180 feet of twine on it. Stoeber gave the ball to Cawker City in 1961 before his death ...