Center your needle in the middle and align the beginning and end of your yarn.
Double thread your wool needle with a long, but still usable, length of yarn. Make sure the slits are not directly aligned. Place both of your cardboard discs together to finish your DIY cardboard pom pom maker. Then, cut a slit from the outer circle to the smaller one. But don’t make the inner circle too small either, you won’t be able to wind enough yarn through to make your pom pom nice and full. Otherwise, you will wind so much yarn that it will be hard to tie off at the end. The larger the circle template, the larger your pom pom will be.ĭraw a smaller circle in the middle. You can use something round, like a glass, as a template. Draw two equal-sized circles on your cardboard. Tightly looping the string around two or three times before you make your knot can help as well. To prevent this from happening you want to tie your pom pom up super tight. It is very frustrating if your pom pom falls apart after all your hard work. Why are strands of yarn falling out of your Pom Pom? This can give your pom pom an even fuzzier look. You can also gently brush your pom poms a bit with a fine-tooth comb or a pet grooming brush. Go round and round with your scissors until you have the look you like. You don’t have to cut off a lot, just the tips is fine. Trimming all the ends will give them that soft and fluffy look. Some acrylic yarns just won’t get that fluffy look that high-quality wool or wool blend yarns will have.įluffing up your pom pom basically happens when you trim it. How fluffy your pom pom will be, largely depends on the type of yarn you are using. Or grab some scraps of felt and googly eyes and make pom pom animals. You can use your pom poms to decorate your bag, add them to a yarn wrapped Christmas wreath, make a garland, embellish gift wrap. 
When you are done and find yourself surrounded by a pile of pom poms, don’t fret! There are so many fun craft projects you can do with pom poms!
These DIY pom poms are perfect to use up all your scraps of leftover yarn from your previous yarn crafts! Use all your favorite colors and make a multi-colored rainbow pom pom! How tight you wrap the yarn makes a lot of difference as well. It all depends on how large a pom pom you are making and how thick your yarn is. It is hard to say how much yarn you will need to make your pom pom. I like my little stork embroidery scissors, but any sharp pair will do. And if you want to re-use your cardboard pom pom maker a few times, you might also choose to wrap it with tape to make it last a little longer. You can use cereal box cardboard to make your pom pom template, but sturdier cardboard is better.Use thick, chunky yarn if you are planning on making very large pom poms.If you just wrap all around once or twice, your pom pom will be bare and floppy. The more yarn you put around your cardboard circles, the fuller and thicker your pom pom will be.You will wrap with two strands of yarn, doubling your speed and cutting your wrapping time in half! Move your needle to the middle of a long piece of yarn. Use a wool needle and double thread your yarn to wrap twice as fast.The fluffier and softer the yarn, the more dense and fluffy the pom pom! The trick to this is choosing the right yarn.
#Make pompom full
The perfect pom pom is full and dense. Let’s start by giving you a few tips before we start making our pom poms.
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