![]() Step One Open one side of the pom pom maker. ![]() You will need to have yarn in each color of the rainbow.Be sure and use the largest pom pom maker you have!.Step Seven Give the pom pom a “haircut” as needed.Step Six Open the maker and pull the two halves apart.Step Five Cut a 12-18” length of string and pull it through the centerline of the maker.Make sure the maker doesn’t open or the pom pom will fall apart. Step Four Holding the pom pom maker tightly in your hand, cut down the centerline of the yarn on both sides of the pom pom maker.Step Three Continue wrapping the second half of the pom pom maker until it is completely covered.Step Two Once the first side of the pom pom maker is completely covered, close it and open up the second side.Take the end of a spool of yarn and place and wrap it around the pom pom maker starting from the center point and wrapping out towards the open end. Step Seven Carefully cut through the center of the loops (the butterfly wings) on either side of the center point.Pass the yarn underneath itself to tie a knot. Step Six Wrap the yarn “tail” around the center of the looped yarn to make what looks like a butterfly.Gently slide the looped yarn off your hand. Step Five Slide your opposite thumb between the wrapped yarn and your palm.Step Four Repeat Steps 1-3 with a second and third colors of yarn, trying to cover the color before it as much as possible.Step Three Once you have a small amount of yarn around your fingers trim the end.Step Two Being wrapping your fingers with the yarn.Step One Take the end of the first color of yarn and place it between your thumb and palm.Step Seven Haircut time! Trim the loose ends to create a bushy pom pom.Step Six Carefully cut through the center of the loops (the butterfly wings) on either side of the center point.Step Five Wrap the yarn “tail” around the center of the looped yarn to make what looks like a butterfly.Step Four Slide your opposite thumb between the wrapped yarn and your palm.Step Three Once you have large chunk of yarn around your fingers trim the end, leaving a 12” long tail.Spread your fingers out as your wrap so you don’t loose circulation! Step One Take the end of a spool of yarn and place it between your thumb and palm.Kids love the haircutting step! Just be sure to go over scissor safety with them and make sure their scissors aren’t too sharp.Be careful! If you are using a sharp pair of scissors don’t accidentally trim your finger! Been there, done that.The closer you trim to the center, the bushier and tighter the pom pom will be.Pom Pom Maker– Optional for Methods 3 & 4.Scissors I love these small but sharp scissors (adults only on these!) these are great scissors for kids.We’ll cover the Lazy Gal’s Method, how to make color burst pom poms, how to use a pom pom maker, and then finally how to make a GIANT Rainbow pom pom that no one can resist…. Long story short ,today’s post is jam packed with 4 different pom pom styles made using two different methods. But I wanted to compare other ways to make pom poms, so I purchased a set of pom pom makers which are pretty cheap either online or at many craft stores. I have always used a technique I nicknamed the Lazy Gal’s Method because you need no special tools and it takes just a few minutes. This post contains affiliate links to products I recommend to my readers.Īs I got into pom pom making for this post, I discovered that there are many, many ways to make a good pom pom. Pom poms are magical because they can be made with the most basic of materials, a spool of yarn and some scissors, and in a few minutes you can have a fluffy, soft, colorful ball perfect for decorations or a gazillion other uses in projects (psst…I have a list of projects just perfect for pom poms at the end of this post). ![]() Shouldn’t everyone know how to make pom poms? I think so! Listen, as much as I am advocate for process art and STEAM, I still love a good basic, magical craft and pom poms top my list of crafts that everyone needs to know.
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