17 Oct 15

Pom Pom Tutorial – Basic

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Recently, I fell in love in making Pom Pom. At first, I bought the Pom Pom Maker just for the purpose of making a Pom Pom elastic band for the Pom Pom Faux Mink Scarf I knitted for the giveaway. But I fell in love deeply with it after making 1. It is easy to make and fun, most importantly the possibility of coming up with various adorable things is unlimited and I started to crave making all kinds of things I could possible think of. Hair barrattes, Pumpkin, Spider, Butterfly, Elmo, Cookies Monster, Shaun The Sheep, Snowman etc…. the list never ends. This would be some great gift ideas for upcoming Christmas. Before I can show all those cutie things I can make, I would like to share with you the basics of making a Pom Pom by using the Pom pom Maker from Clover. Of course, other than using this maker, you can make a simple kit yourself by cutting a circular cardboard with a hole in the center. But I find that the Clover kit is easy to use and fast to make. I wonder if Clover will pay me for this product review, hee hee hee! Well, I just discovered that Clover has a video showing how to use this Pom Pom maker….
Any how, you need to do quite a lot of trimming in Pom Pom and I have a tip on how to trim it fast to other shapes and sizes, watch out my next post for the tip.

Pom-Pom-Tutorial-1This is the kit of 4 Pom Pom makers. I bought the size of 35mm, 45mm, 65mm, and 85mm.
Pom-Pom-Tutorial-2Open arm of the pom pom maker side-way, do the same to the other arm.
Pom-Pom-Tutorial-3Wind a full load of yarns onto it. Distribute evenly throughout the arm
Pom-Pom-Tutorial-4Repeat the same on the other side by bringing the yarn over and wind. You don’t have to cut the yarn.
Pom-Pom-Tutorial-5When the arms are fully wind, close back the arms to it’s original position.
Pom-Pom-Tutorial-6Use a pair of sharp point scissors to cut the circumference.
Pom-Pom-Tutorial-7Tie with a yarn or strong string which you can pull real hard to tighten the Pom Pom.
Tip: I apply fabric glue in this area after taking the Pom Pom kit out to ensure the yarn won’t come out when you accidentally pull the Pom Pom.
Pom-Pom-Tutorial-8Open both arms and separate the Kit from the Pom Pom you have made.
Pom-Pom-Tutorial-9Not-so-round Pom Pom waiting for it’s hair cut and trimming.
Pom-Pom-Tutorial-10Trim it to your desire shape and size for your project, can be lightly trim or heavily trim. Be sure to fluff the Pom Pom regularly when trimming so that all yarn is straightened out.
A little skill is needed if you plan for heavily trim, but I have a tip on how to do it fast and nice.
Pom-Pom-Tutorial-11This is the lightly trim version of a round Pom Pom.
Pom-Pom-Tutorial-Bottom See how many I can make in a short period of time! I did all these in 1 hour, including the trimming. Noticed the 2 orange small Pom Poms, that are heavily trimmed version, they used to be in the size of the one next to them, but I trimmed them down to make a pair of hair pins for my daughter. It is from the left over yarn of her bareback halter neck knitted top.
If you want to make a Pom Pom elastic band like the first photo, just glue the elastic band onto the center of the Pom Pom. Make sure you wait until the fabric glue is tacky on both sides (about 5 to 10 minutes) before joining them together. Let it fully dry over night before using it.

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  1. carrie mcveigh-crow says:October 17, 2009 at 1:04 pm

    omgosh you can make these!? I am going to Joanne sunday and see if I can’t one. I am a coup”on girl and I will 40% off. hopefully they have it. This is so cool. Thanks for the add

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  2. food-4tots says:October 17, 2009 at 10:38 pm

    I learnt how to do this pom-pom from my late auntie. She made them to put on those knitted baby socks. Didn’t know the the market has a new widget to do this now. Cool!

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  3. Rachel says:October 18, 2009 at 11:49 am

    Great demo, it looks like it works so well! What a fun thing to have around if you have cats. =) Thanks for this, I’ll be linking.

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  4. Mandy says:April 28, 2010 at 1:45 pm

    I like your sheepsss….. very much. They are so cute!!! how about the little Timmy?

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  5. JoAnna says:October 13, 2011 at 11:51 am

    i make these by hand, it seems alot fuller with this pom pom maker. i’m thinking of investing in one!

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  6. andrea says:November 10, 2011 at 12:13 am

    hola como estas? me encantaria saber a donde puedo conseguir el kit para hacer los pmpones .
    soy de CORDOBA, ARGENTINA! te mando un beso grande y desde ya muchas gracias

    Translation (by Google):
    hello how are you? I would love to know where I can get the kit to make pmpones.
    I CORDOBA, ARGENTINA! I send you a big kiss and thank you very much and since

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  7. Dezzy says:December 23, 2011 at 12:52 am

    Here’s a tip when you tie the middle to make the knot nice and tight…when you cross your threads do it twice. This is called a Surgeons Knot…and it will hold the thread tight while you finish it off. See the easy :43 second video by mdhaworth on Youtube.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeaIyAyg_cs

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  8. Carolyn Ann Colley (Griffith, Smith) says:February 13, 2012 at 5:33 pm

    These are so cute, I use a lot yarn & sometimes have some left over, this would be a great ideal, I downloaded the pattern.

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  9. Joyce Raab says:February 27, 2012 at 2:31 am

    Your website just created excitement within me. Makes me just want to try my hand at all your goodies.
    I will have to hurry, seeing as I will soon be 76.
    Keep up the great inspirations!
    Joyce

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