PERFECT FINISH
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luffy pompoms are a fun extra touch
on a range of projects, from the top
of a hat to the toe of a slipper. You
can even craft with pompoms alone by
making loads from leftover yarn and
stringing them together to create
eye-catching bunting for a special occasion.
For a few pounds, you can buy a special
pompom-making gadget, which will speed
things up (handy if you’re making
hundreds!), but it’s easy to whip up any size
of pompom with just a pair of scissors and
a piece of cardboard – you probably did it in
school. Before you start, you’ll need to draw
out the cardboard rings for your pompom.
Make the rings slightly larger (approx1cm/¼in) in diameter than you want your
finished pompom to be. The size of the hole
you make in the centre will affect how dense
your pompom is once it’s done – our rings
shown below are 9cm (3½in) in diameter,
with a central hole of 4cm (1½in), but you
could vary this to suit the effect you want to
create for your trimmings.MAKE
POMPOMS
Add a finishing flair to your makes with a pompom or two!
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Once the rings are covered, insert a pair of
scissors between the two pieces of card and
carefully cut the yarn around the edge of the
rings. Try to make sure none of the yarn slips out
of position as you do this.4
Cut a separate length of yarn and knot it
tightly around the middle of the bundle of
yarn between the two rings. Ease the rings off
the pompom and fluff up the yarn. Trim any
uneven bits with scissors.1
Cut out two identical ring shapes from
cardboard (or thick card will do). Then wind
your yarn into tiny balls that are small enough
to push through the narrow hole at the centre of
your cardboard rings.2
Hold the two cardboard rings together and
begin wrapping your yarn around them,
threading it through the centre and working
all around the cardboard until it’s covered by
several layers of yarn.