Once you have tied your pom pom together, carefully remove the pom pom from the maker and you'll have a fluffy, adorable pom pom! If you don't pull tight enough, your pom pom will not hold together well. Make several TIGHT knots to secure your pom pom. Once that is done, take a piece of yarn or twine (I find thinner twine works better to secure the yarn tightly) and insert it between the grooves. Place your very sharp scissors in the groove, and cut the yarn all the way around your maker. Fold the arms back up, and you're ready to cut. See pics in post to see what it'll look like once your pom pom maker is fully wrapped. Again, the more you wrap, the better!Īfter you wrap one set of arms, take your yarn and begin wrapping the second arm of your pom pom maker.
MAKE A POMPOM FULL
The more yarn you use, the fluffier and more full your pom pom will be!Īt the very least, you want to make sure you are covering the arms fully and the plastic arms do not show through. Next, open up the arms of the pom pom maker.Ĭhoose your yarn, and begin wrapping your yarn around one set of arms of your pom pom maker. To make a pom pom, first choose your size (I used the larger of the two pom pom makers). This step is very important or your pom pom will fall apart.Ĭarefully take your pom pom maker apart, and you are left with a fluffy, full pom pom! Here’s what you have after you have cut all the way around and tied your string or yarn TIGHT around your pom pom pieces (see below DIY card for more tips).
This is an adult job kids shouldn’t be attempting this step because your scissors need to be sharp to make it work. Making sure your scissors are very sharp, cut all the way around your pom pom maker. Once your pom pom is fully wrapped, and your arms are both closed, here is what you will have. This picture may help better than a description…. Next, open your pom pom maker and begin wrapping your yarn.Īfter fully wrapping one set of arms, close them and begin wrapping the other set. These pom poms are going to decorate a basket in our bathroom and these are the basic colors of our bathroom. Think about your end project, or what you will use the pom poms for to help you decide on a color palette. Gather your pom pom maker, scissors, and yarn.Īny yarn will do, these are the colors I chose. In short though, here are the basic steps. The card is printable if you’d like to keep the instructions nearby as you make these pom poms.
MAKE A POMPOM HOW TO
How to Make Yarn Pom Pomsįull DIY card with instructions is below.
Turn on your latest Netflix binge, and you can make a bunch without even thinking about it. It took me a couple minutes to get the hang of how these work, but once you figure it out, you can make pom poms quickly and easily. No matter what you get, though, I’m going to take you through the basic process. They’re the ideal size for embellishing baskets, gift wrap, scarves and more.
In this set, I received two pom pom makers, one is 2 1/2” and the larger one is 3 3/8″. I used this pom pom maker and had great results (and it’s under $10 for the set). They have great reviews and seem to be well priced. I’ve heard good things about clover brand pom pom makers. There are many pom pom makers on the market, and most of them basically work the same way.
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