In the olden days when I was a child we used cardboard discs shaped like a donut and you would spend a very, very long time carefully wrapping yarn around and through the hole in the centre until it was plump and ready to trim. I really hate to admit this but as a craft blogger I struggled for a long time to make a decent pom pom. I hear you, and now I’ve added one! I’ve also created a short video tutorial. This craft has been super popular since I first published it in 2016, and I’ve had lots of questions about measurements and requests for a template. I’ll be back next week with a tutorial on how to use the Clover Tassel Makers.Here is an easy DIY pom pom maker you can create from a scrap of cardboard. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and are excited to get started making pom-poms to add to your projects. Step 10: Put your pom-pom maker back together and repeat Steps 1 – 9 the next time you want to make another pom-pom. Use the tails remaining from tying your knots to secure your pom-pom to your intended project (i.e. Step 9: Using your scissors, trim any stray bits of yarn from your pom-pom to get a nice even finish on the surface of your pom-pom. Step 8: Open the arms of the pom-pom maker and pull the two halves apart to release your pom-pom. Wrap the yarn around the pom-pom maker again and tie another knot to secure it. Tie a knot in your yarn, tying it as tightly to the center of the pom-pom as you can without breaking your yarn. Wrap the yarn around the pom-pom maker, through the gap between the two arms (now visible because you have cut your yarn). Step 7: Cut a matching length of yarn approximately 12 – 14” in length. Take care to hold the pom-pom maker closed so that your yarn doesn’t fall out. Step 6: Use your scissors to cut the yarn along each set of arms of your pom-pom maker. Step 5: Close the second set of arms and cut your yarn. Step 4: Wrap the yarn around the second set of arms as evenly as possible until the arms are full. Step 3: Close the set of arms with the yarn on it and pull the yarn through the space between the arms to the open set of arms. When the set of arms is full (the fuller it is, the denser/fuller the pom-pom will be), have the yarn in your hand closest to the tab part of the arms that will be closest to the hinge of the second pair of arms when you close the arms wrapped in yarns. Try to do this as evenly as possible, working back and forth along the arm. Step 2: Hold the end of your yarn in place on one of the sets of arms and start wrapping the yarn around the set of arms. Step 1: Open your selected pom-pom maker so the arms are straight.
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