8 ways to make a neat pompom

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

You will need a piece of cardboard, a fork, a straw, or a chair.

How to make a pompom using a round cardboard template

Resize the template to suit your taste. The smaller the workpiece is, the smaller the pompom will turn out.

What do you need

• Cardboard;
• a glass, jar or other similar item;
• pencil, pen or felt-tip pen;
• scissors;
• a coin or other similar item;
• thick threads.

How to make a pompom

Circle a glass, jar, or something else on the cardboard twice. Cut out the drawn circles.

In the center of each, circle a coin or other small object of the same shape. Cut the cardboard to the drawn line and remove the circle from the middle.

Place the blanks on top of each other and use scissors to separate a small section of the cardboard.

Without separating the template, start wrapping around it with threads from one end.

Decorate the entire workpiece like this. The more yarn you wind, the fluffier the pompom will come out. Cut off the rest of the thread.

Divide the wrapped yarn with scissors along the fold line between the two cardboard blanks.

Pass a piece of thread between the cardboard pieces and tie the resulting bundle tightly.

Remove the template.

Shake the pompom while spreading it out. Then squeeze it between the cardboard blanks and cut the protruding edges of the threads along them.

Remove the template, flatten the pompom on the other side and press down again with cardboard. Trim the edges again.

How to make a pompom using a rectangular cardboard template

This template is completely different, but it is also very easy to work with. The smaller it is, the smaller the pompom will turn out.

What do you need

• Cardboard;
• scissors;
• thick threads.

How to make a pompom

Cut a rectangle out of the cardboard. The author of the video has rounded one of the sides of the figure, but this is not necessary. Cut a small strip in the middle, not reaching the edge.

Wrap the thread around the template so that there are cuts on the sides. The more yarn, the fluffier the pompom will be.

Thread the rest of the thread through the slits on both sides. From the solid edge, push the threads with scissors. Tie the wrapped yarn tightly.

Fold the template in half lengthwise and remove the threads from it.

Cut off the excess. At the folds, use scissors to separate the threads in half on all sides.

Trim the pompom around the edges, removing any excess.

Make sure the product is perfectly round.

How to make a pom-pom on your fingers

Using this method, you can form pompons of different sizes. If you wind the threads on three or two fingers, the product will be smaller than if you use the entire palm.

What do you need

• Thick threads;
• scissors.

How to make a pompom

Place the end of the thread on the inside of your palm so that it hangs down from the bottom.

Holding the tip, start wrapping yarn around your palm. Do not make it too tight, so that later it will be easy to shoot.

Continue winding the threads until the piece is fairly thick. Cut off the remainder.

Carefully remove the workpiece from your hand.

Cut a long thread from the ball. Place it horizontally under the workpiece and tie it tightly in the middle with a double knot.

Cut the threads on one side along the fold.

Treat the other side in the same way.

Begin to trim the threads of the resulting workpiece, trimming the edges and forming a rounded shape.

This way, give the whole pompom the perfect look.

How to make a pompom using a special tool

Purchased fixtures may vary in appearance. But the principle of their use is the same. These devices are variable in size, so you can easily make different pom-poms.

What do you need

• Device for creating pompons;
• thick threads;
• scissors.

How to make a pompom

Open the fixture. Wrap one half with thread. The larger the layer, the more magnificent the pompom will turn out. If the device is designed so that the halves are not next to each other, as in the photo, but above and below, then it is better to cut the thread.

Wrap the second element of the device in the same way. In this master class, the thread is immediately thrown to the other half. When done, cut off the remainder.

Connect the halves and secure with a clip.

Cut the threads at the folds around the entire perimeter.

With a piece of yarn of a suitable length, tie the workpiece in the middle, stretching it between the parts of the device.

Remove the device from the pom-pom and trim the edges with scissors for a neat shape.

How to make a pompom using a piece of paper

You can adjust the size of the pompom using a paper blank. The narrower it is, the smaller the ball will turn out.

What do you need

• Paper;
• thick threads;
• scissors;
• hook;
• glue is optional.

How to make a pompom

Fold the paper several times in a strip. In this workshop, an A4 sheet is used, and the width of the strip is about 9 cm.

Place the end of the thread over one side of the blank paper. In the master class, two pieces of yarn from different balls were used at once to make the pompom colorful. But this is not at all necessary.

Do not wrap the thread too tightly in the strip in several layers. Separate the tip with scissors.

Using a crochet hook, pull a piece of thread from the front through the windings. Tie them in a few strong knots. For reliability, glue can be applied between the nodules. Cut off excess.

Do the same on the other side, but take a longer piece of thread.

Carefully remove the blank from the paper. Wrap the long ends of the thread in the middle and tie tightly again.

Cut the loops along the fold on all sides.

At this point, the workpiece will be flat. Trim its edges on both sides so that it resembles a donut in shape. See the video below for details.

Spread the yarn from one side and give the workpiece a flat shape so that the threads are oriented to the other side. Trim their edges again.

Hold the pompom by the remaining long strings and shake it. This will make it round. If there are strings sticking out, cut them by trimming the pompom.

How to make a pompom with a fork

This device will definitely be found in any home. A pompom made in this way will turn out to be small.

What do you need

• Fork;
• thick threads;
• scissors.

How to make a pompom

Thread a piece of thread through the middle hole of the fork. Place it vertically as shown in the photo.

Place the end of the ball of thread horizontally on the fork. Holding the yarn, start wrapping the device with it.

Make the loops about 2–2.5 cm wide.

Continue winding the threads in layers on top of each other. The thicker, the fluffier the pompom will be.

Separate the remaining thread with scissors. Slip the back end of the section from the first step over the top to the wound layer of yarn. Tie the ends with a strong double knot.

Remove the workpiece from the fork. Cut the wrapped threads at the folds on both sides.

Start trimming the pompom by removing excess ends from all sides.

Give the figure a perfect round shape.

How to make a pompom with a straw

In this way, you can easily and quickly make a small neat pompom.

What do you need

• Drinking tube;
• thick threads;
• scissors.

How to make a pompom

Begin to wind the threads around the end of the tube.

Continue winding the yarn in several layers.

Make it so that there is more in the middle of the threads than around the edges. Cut off the remainder.

Separate a thread longer than a straw from the ball and thread it inside it.

Carefully remove the wrapped yarn from the tube. You no longer need a straw.

Tie the ends of the thread that passed through the tube with a strong double knot, fixing the future pompom.

On the other side, cut the yarn loops in the middle.

Start trimming the threads to form an even ball.

Trim the elements on all sides until you achieve the perfect pompom.

How to make pom poms using a chair

This method is suitable if you need to make several pom-poms at once. It will save a lot of time.

What do you need

• Chair;
• thick threads;
• scissors.

How to make a pompom

Place the chair with its legs up. Tie the end of the thread to one of the legs.

Start wrapping yarn around this and the opposite chair leg. Do not do it too tightly.

Continue winding the threads - the more there are, the more magnificent the pom-poms will turn out. At the end, cut off the remainder and tie it around the leg.

Separate the long thread from the ball. Fold it in half and tie the wrapped loops very tightly next to the leg.

Make several more such nodes at the same distance from each other. For accuracy, you can even measure this distance with a ruler if it is very important for you that the pom-poms come out of the same size.

Cut the wound threads between the first two knots in the middle.

Remove the yarn from the leg. Cut the threads on the other side of the knot so that it is exactly in the center.

Remove the rest of the workpiece from the other leg of the chair. Cut the threads halfway between all the knots.

Take one element and trim it so that you get a beautiful ball.

Shape the rest of the pom-poms in the same way.