Perfect poms of woolly colour are easy with the right setup. Not not only are they fun to make, but this underrated activity is also addictive!
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Gather your supplies
Stiff card; yarn; scissors; compass with pencil
TIP! You can wrap yarn around a plastic pompom making tool, but you will get a tighter, more uniform result using two circles of stiff card. You can adjust the diameter of the cardboard circles to make your poms any size.
Step 1
Using compass, draw 2 circles the size of pompom on stiff card. Draw a smaller circle in centre of each, 1/3 of the diameter of outer circle.
Step 2
Cut out circles, then cut out a small wedge and centre. Cut 2 lengths of yarn and place on 1 ring.
Step 3
Sandwich yarn between rings for ties.
Step 4
Wrap both rings together evenly with yarn.
Step 5
Keep wrapping until rings are very full.
Step 6
Loosely single-knot yarn ties.
Step 7
Holding loose knot at centre, cut through wrapped yarn between rings.
Step 8
Tighten ties and secure with double knot.
Step 9
Slide rings out.
Step 10
Trim into a neat sphere, turning as you cut.
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