![]() ![]() While the yarn is wrapped around your cardboard pom pom maker tie it tightly in the middle. ![]() The yellow yarn in the image directly below is 8 ply, the other two are thicker. You can see I’ve made three different sizes. Scissors – sharp scissors are a must for cutting and trimmingĬut out a shape that resembles a rectangle with a slit running down the middle but not all the way, like in the image below.Yarn – I’ve found the very thick (affiliate link) chunky yarn works great for the large-sized pom poms and the finer yarn (affiliate link) works best for the small size but there are no real rules here.Scrap cardboard – the thicker and stronger the better.How to make a DIY cardboard Pom Pom maker You will Need: Quite possibly I’m a big dunce when it comes to following instructions but this way has been FAR quicker and easier for me. I already own several plastic pom pom makers purchased inexpensively from the craft store and although I’ve given it a good shot I haven’t been able to figure them out. In this day and age we’re all a bit less patient and that technique seems very cumbersome and tedious (I’m sure I don’t just speak for myself here).Īfter a some experimenting I’ve come up with a much quicker and easier way of creating big, fluffy pom poms. In the olden days when I was a child we used cardboard discs shaped like a donut and you would spend a very, very long time carefully wrapping yarn around and through the hole in the centre until it was plump and ready to trim. I really hate to admit this but as a craft blogger I struggled for a long time to make a decent pom pom. This pom pom maker craft was first published in 2016 and has been updated and reshared for today’s audience. Here is an easy DIY pom pom maker you can create from a scrap of cardboard. ![]()
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