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MAKE POMPOM HOW TO

Wrap the wool around your hand about 60 times with thick wool and about 120 times if using thin wool. This has to be one of my favourite ways to make a pompom because it’s so easy to do. Tie a piece of string around the middle, remove the cardbord and trim your pompom. Once you’ve gone round a number of times, snip the wool around the outer edge of the donut shape. If you run out of string just attach some more by tying a knot. It is easier if you cut your wool first before wrapping it around, that way you can pass it through the donut hole with ease. Then wrap the wool all the way around it, doing several layers. But it is great for creating a number of different sizes, depending on the size of the cardboard donut shape you cut out.įirst, cut a donut shape out of some thin card. I find this the most time-consuming way to create pompoms.

MAKE POMPOM HOW TO

So I thought I would share with you 3 simple ways of how to make a pompom.

There’s just so many great craft projects you can do, once you know how to make a pompom. And because you’re not using any glue, you can reuse the same cardboard rings again and again, without having to buy anything new.Pompoms are an all time favourite of mine, I used to make them all the time when I was a child. You could attach several in a row next to each other to make caterpillars, or stick one on top of the other to create various figures. Once you’ve learned how to make pom poms with cardboard you can use your imagination to create a whole host of fluffy balls. Tie as tightly as possible, then remove the rings and ‘fluff’ and trim your pom pom.Cut another length of wool and carefully wrap it around in between the cardboard rings.Make sure that pieces of wool don’t fall out of the central hole.

Once you are happy with the amount of wool around the rings, push the scissors in-between the cardboard rings, and start snipping.

Now start wrapping your wool around the rings lots of times – the thicker you wrap, the fuller and fluffier the wool pom pom will be.

Next, hold the two circles together and cut a small thin wedge from the outside to the middle, then cut out the inner circle.

Place the coin in the middle of the circles, and draw around it using a pencil.

Place the tumbler on the card, draw around it twice and cut out both circles.

Cut open and flatten the empty tissue box.Small tumbler or similar circular object.When making pom poms with cardboard circles you can use the cardboard from a flattened empty tissue box to make any size wool pom pom – the larger the rings the bigger the pom pom! Making wool pom poms with cardboard circles You can make anything from flying fish to cityscapes! 2. There are lots of creative things you can do with loo roll besides our pom pom craft ideas, so definitely take a look at our most creative toilet roll crafts around. Use your fingers to shape the finished wool pom pom and trim any straggly ends with the scissors.Carefully cut around the outer looped edges of the wool bundle with sharp scissors.Now tie the length of wool tight around the middle, and knot to secure the wool bundle in place. Gently push the wool bundle off the tubes.

Next, take another length of wool and tie it around the bundle, in between the two toilet roll tubes.

Continue wrapping many times, building up a good amount of wool. Start wrapping the wool around the middle, trapping the loose end inside.

First place two toilet roll tubes side by side.