How to make a yarn pompom?

Pom-poms have long been used as an adornment of clothes; it is customary to sew them on hats, scarves, baby booties and other knitted products. Now more unusual options for using fluffy balls are becoming popular: rugs and blankets, ottomans and stools for chairs, children's toys and interior decorations are created from them. Therefore, many novice craftswomen are interested in the question of how to make a pompom from yarn.

There are several methods of creating balls from threads, among which we can distinguish the classical method using a cardboard base, the method using an ordinary fork and the simplest option - using only your own hands.

For each of the methods you will need synthetic or woolen yarn, preferably bulky, and good scissors. All additional materials are indicated in the description of the corresponding method.

The classic method

In order to make a pompom from yarn, you will need:

  1. Cut out two circles of the required diameter from cardboard, corresponding to the size of the future product.
  2. In each of the blanks, cut the inner circle, thus creating a disc with a keyhole-like slot. The greater the difference in diameters, the more magnificent the pompom will turn out.
  3. Wind the threads around the folded cardboard blanks to the desired volume. It should be borne in mind that the less yarn is used, the more loose the product will be.
  4. Use scissors to cut the threads along the outer circle.
  5. Thread a thread between the cartons and tighten it tightly so that the pompom does not fall apart.
  6. Carefully remove the product from the workpieces, fluff up and cut off ugly protruding threads.

This method is more clearly shown in the figure:

There are variations of this manufacturing method using only one cardboard circle or using a semicircle. In addition, special plastic blanks are sold in shops for needlewomen.

Pom-pom on a fork

The second method does not require additional time for cutting blanks, it requires a simple fork from the cutlery set. To create a pom-pom, proceed as follows:

  1. Wind enough yarn around the fork and leave a small tip.
  2. Tie the thread in the middle of the “cocoon” and tighten firmly.
  3. Remove the resulting bow from the fork and cut the yarn at the sides.
  4. Fluff the finished product and cut off excess threads.

The process of making a pompom using this method is shown in the photo:

The disadvantage of this method is that you can create only a small pompom, limited by the size of the plug...

Pom-pom on the fingers

The easiest way is to create a pom-pom on the fingers. The manufacturing steps are similar to the previous method:

  1. Wind the threads around three fingers of the left (or right for left-handed) hands to the desired volume and cut the yarn, leaving a small tip.
  2. Move the workpiece so that it is only on two fingers, and pull the tip of the thread exactly in the middle.
  3. Remove the future pompom from your hand and cut the threads on the sides of the product.
  4. Fluff up, cut off too long ends of the threads.

The above pictures show how to make a pompom in this way:

To create a larger ball, you can use four fingers or palm winding.

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