You could sew them onto a headband, dress or beanie – or make these fabulous pom pom aliens!Ī pom pom maker (these are available at Spotlight, but you can also use the traditional double cardboard donut.)Ĭoloured cardboard, pencil and scissors (if you’d like to make ears or feet)įirst, buy your pom pom maker and follow the instructions to make the pom pom. Thankfully, I’ve grown out of my pom pom-wearing phase, but this is a great craft for kids as there’s so many things you can do with the pom poms once you’ve finished. But 20 years too late, I’ve discovered pom pom makers at Spotlight that produce fluffy pom poms in minutes! Coloured cardboard, pencil and scissors (if you’d like to make ears or feet) First, buy your pom pom maker and follow the instructions to. I probably would have covered myself in pom poms if they weren’t so arduous to make. A pom pom maker (these are available at Spotlight, but you can also use the traditional double cardboard donut.) Different colour wool. We spent what felt like HOURS weaving wool around the cardboard circle donuts so we could decorate our hair bands, bags and clothes. Let dry completely.I remember many happy hours as a child making pom poms. When gluing down the ears, separate the pom pom a little bit so that you can glue the edge of the ear so that it’s just hidden inside. Glue all the features onto the pom pom! For the trunk, we used a pin to hold it in place while it dried.
You’ll want the needle to come up first through the trunk so that the knot is hidden inside. To add some wrinkle details onto the trunk, use the same needle and thread to embroider three or four horizontal stitches across the front of the trunk, right in the middle. If you aren’t comfortable sewing this step, you can use tacky or hot glue instead, you’ll just have to hold it in place as it dries. Once you reach the top of the trunk, tie the thread off securely. Holding the trunk together with one hand, use the other to sew a small whip stitch to connect the two edges. To assemble the trunk, thread two strands of embroidery floss onto a needle and tie a double knot in the end. 3 Little Birds - DIY felt ornaments In the spirit of happy memories these 3. Roll the felt into a tube and see how it looks – you can trim this to be shorter or adjust the shape until you’re happy with it. Felt Wool Christmas Ornament - Handmade Classic Animal Felt Christmas Tree. For the trunk, cut a 3″ long rectangle out of charcoal felt – make one end narrower at about 1″ wide, and the top edge should have a curve to it, as pictured, and be slightly wider at about 1 1/2″ wide. If you’re going to make a pom pom to add to. For the ears, cut two C-shapes from the charcoal felt – they don’t need to be perfect C’s, a little bit of a wobble on the edge is perfect. Then grab a fork from the kitchen and check out how Doodle & Stitch made little pom poms around and between the prongs instead We found this technique slightly easier to teach our kids, but it’s definitely more conducive to making smaller pom poms than big, fluffy ones. To make the elephant’s facial features, first cut two small circles out of black felt for the eyes. As you trim, fluff up the pom pom and reposition the guide on different sizes to make sure you have a good sphere shape from all sides. Use your matching large pom pom guide to trim the excess yarn, forming a nice round pom pom. You’ll now have a large and slightly shaggy looking pom pom like this. Use sharp scissors to cut all the yarn loops. Make sure that these knots feel secure and very tight – a loose center may cause your pom pom to fall apart later. Bring both ends of the floss to the other side of the wrap (make sure to do this so that you don’t catch any loops of yarn along the sides) and then tie another tight surgeon’s knot, followed by another granny knot to secure. Use a finger to hold the surgeon’s knot tight in place and then tie a half granny knot on top to secure. Pull the embroidery floss knot as tightly as you can. Gently slide the yarn wrap off the end of the pom pom maker. Pull the knot together but don’t pull tight yet. Tie a surgeon’s knot but wrap the end through the loop twice. Bring the two end of the embroidery floss together and make sure that the horizontal threads are nice and centered on the yarn wrap.
Bring that same end up and over the wrapped yarn and then back through that same U-shaped gap again. Thread one end through the U-shaped gap between the wrapped yarn and the pom pom maker. Once you’ve wrapped all your yarn, cut an 18″ piece of embroidery thread.
For a nice, dense pom pom, you’ll want to do at 600-700 rotations around the maker. Once you have a ball of yarn, wrap it around the large pink pom pom maker that comes in the set. If you’ve never done this before, take a look at Purl Soho’s tutorial on how best to do this – it’s easy! You won’t need the whole skein for this one pom, so save any leftovers for another project. Begin by winding your skein of Line Weight into a ball.
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