#Make a yarn pompom how to
I share how to make this vintage doily heart garland too.Īnother cute pompom garland is my friend Carol's pompom and heart Valentine garland.Īnd last you can add your garland on your mantle and decorate it for other holidays like Christmas. Or you can decorate a hutch with your garland and change out the other banners for different holidays like Valentine's day. Now that you know how to make a pom pom garland here are a few more ideas for decorating with your garland.Īdd your garland to your Christmas tree by simply wrapping it around the trim from top to bottom. Another fun idea is to thread wood beads between the pompom balls. This is such a simple project that you can do with your whole family. You are all finished except for spacing them apart and decorating our tree. Repeat threading the yarn through the ball until you have all of them on the long string of yarn. Then you can slide the yarn ball down the piece of yarn. Next, run the needle through one of the poms and pull it out on the other side. Now cut a piece of yarn the length of your garland then thread it through a yarn need. Then divide the length of your garland by how far apart your pom pom is going to be and that will give you how many pompoms you will need.
Simply figure out how long you want your garland to be and how far apart you want your pom poms to be. How to turn Pom Poms into a GarlandĪfter you have made all your pom-poms it is really simple to make a pom pom swag.
Trim it into shape and your pom pom is ready to make a garland. Now you have an easy handmade pom pom ball. Pull the wrapped yarn from your hand and slip some scissors in the loop on both sides and cut the yarn. Next, slip the 20″ piece of yarn down between your center fingers and then tie it into a knot. Then trim the end and cut another piece of yarn at 20″. Make sure to wind it around your hand loosely. Just like the cardboard pom pom you will wrap the yarn around your hand at least 50 times. However, it is not as perfect when you take it off your hand as the form but trimming with the scissors will shape it up nicely. I have been making pom pom this way for years. This way of making a pom pom is my favorite because you do not need a form. Isn't this a fun project!! I love yarn projects like these yarn DIY bottle brush trees. The more you trim off the thicker the pompom will look. If your pompom is thin like ours take your scissors and trim the outside of the pom. Remember the more you wrap yarn around the form the thicker it will turn out.
#Make a yarn pompom full
It took us several tries before we got a full pompom. Then cut another piece of yarn about 20″ and wrap it around the outside of the form and in between the layers of the cardboard. Grab your scissors and cut around the edge of the forms. The more yarn you wrap onto the form the thicker the pom pom will be. Keep it as loose as possible and wrap it as full as you can. Now, begin wrapping the yarn around the two pieces of cardboard. Sonya will be back soon with some knitting patterns for us, but in the meantime get your hair all spiffy, check out have successfully joined our subscriber list. If necessary, trim the pom pom to make it rounder, leaving the ends you used to tie it together to fasten it to your hat. Then wiggle another piece of yarn between the two pieces of cardboard.
Next carefully cut the yarn around the edge (the blade of your scissors should go between the two pieces of cardboard). The more yarn you use, the fuller your pom pom will be. Repeat until the entire donut has been covered. You can use a compass if you have one or just use something round with about these dimensions and trace them � it doesn�t have to be perfect. Mine were 3 � inches in diameter with a 1 � inch hole in the center. You can buy a pom pom tool but it�s just as easy to make one.Ĭut two donut shapes from a piece of cardboard. Learn How to Make A Yarn Pom Pom after the jump… and leave sonya a comment on her first tute, you could win some purty fabric and bias tape! Also, her blog is amazing, lots of great tips and tutes for having fabulous hair even with little time and kiddos to care for, so make sure to check out Parlor! She’s here today to give us a step by step on making poms poms from yarn, you don’t need to have mad knitting skills to make them, this tute makes it simple and clear. Sonya is mama to an adorable little dude, blogger at Parlor: Diary of A Hairdresser, and a knitter.
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