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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Making Pompoms in Bulk

I'm always looking for ways to save time. I am currently working on a feature for Discovery Girls magazine that absolutely needed some pompomsa lot of them. The thought of doing each one individually nearly took me under. The process to make them in bulk is quite easy and definitely beats making those little cardboard templates, which drive me nuts.

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apart and room to bring the yarn around will work. Allie and I became a pom-pom making machine. Did you wonder what this sausage looking thing was from this Mid-Make post? Read on through the tutorial and you'll see.

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Here is the tutorial for making pompoms in bulk. Materials ::A bench or table. A piece of plywood with nails will work also. The wider apart the two legs, the more pompoms you'll make! ::Yarn ( I used around 200 yards for the small pom poms, and it was about right. For the bigger pompoms, I should have used more.) ::Embroidery thread ::Scissors

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Tie one end of your yarn around one of the legs of your bench.

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Start wrapping around the two legs. This is a great thing to have kiddos help with.

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Wrap a ton of yarn. It takes more than you think it will. I like the fluffiness of my small poms, but the big poms I made were a little weak. The large poms pictured here had a center about 1" wide, and the actual poms were 3" wide. I think the ratio would need to increase to 2:1, meaning create a 1.5" center for a 3" pom to make them full enough for my taste. You can test the width of the center circle by squeezing the bulk of yarn together between your fingers and estimating.

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When you have enough yarn, tie the end of the yarn to the leg of your bench.

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Now, you want to secure the center of your pompoms. Cut a number of pieces of embroidery thread approximately 12" long. This will provide enough length to hang the poms if you choose. You want to tie the thread at regular intervals across the hank of yarn. Decide on the size of your pom and use a piece of embroidery thread as your guide to measure evenly. The small poms you see are about 2.5" poms, the larger ones are 3" poms. When you tie the thread, you want it to be as tight as possible. When tying, during the initial cross over of ends, wrap the thread around twice before you pull tight. This will help it keep the tie from loosening, then complete with a square knot. Tie the thread around again.

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It will look like this after you tie them all off.
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At the end, fold your measuring thread in half to appropriately measure the end cut. Repeat on the other end.

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Now you have a link of pom sausages like this.

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Cut straight down the middle of each section, doing it in two parts to get as straight a cut as possible.
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After you cut in the middle of each section, you will have pompoms that looks something like this below. Next step is to trim and fluff the poms. As I mentioned above, I wish that I had added more yarn to these poms. I think 3" poms need a center of at least 1.5", and 2.5" poms would need a center of 1.25" etc.
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To trim the poms, put your thumb and forefinger at the middle of the pom such that each finger is on either side of the center circle. Be careful not to trim the threads used to tie the center if you want to use those to hang your pom. Trim pom to get an even circumference throughout the pom.

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It should appear rounded like this:

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Repeat with each pom and you're doneover 8 large poms all at once or 14 medium poms.

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Bring embroidery thread through the center of each pom with a needle.

Adjust the width between each pom and hang. Yay! Super-fun. Happy pomming.

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45 comments:
small + friendly March 12, 2013 at 5:01 PM This is one of the best things to happen to crafting since glitter! Reply Replies Suezoo April 7, 2013 at 7:23 PM Best comment ever. Reply

Alessandra March 12, 2013 at 6:22 PM Clever!!!!!! thank you, xxx Ale Reply

The Dutch Girl March 12, 2013 at 7:45 PM Brilliant! Reply

Charlotte Rigby March 13, 2013 at 6:52 AM What an awesome idea!! Was thinking of making a pom-pom bunting for my room using my leftover wool, this will save so much time, so thanks for sharing! Reply

Betz White March 13, 2013 at 7:50 AM Thanks for this, it's awesome! I read somewhere that "steaming" the pompoms will help puff them up. I suppose it would depend on the type of yarn and I don't know how you'd do it (vegetable steamer?) but I thought I'd mention it. :) Reply Replies anne March 13, 2013 at 10:15 AM

Oooh, steaming the poms. I might just try that! Thanks Betz!

Suezoo April 7, 2013 at 7:21 PM I have an old travel steamer that would work easily. Specially for the garland ... fire 'er up and walk up and down with the little steamer. Reply

anne

March 13, 2013 at 10:15 AM

Thanks all for your pomming enthusiasm! I'm glad you dig the tute! Reply

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thimble March 13, 2013 at 1:21 PM this is so so brilliant! thank you!!! Reply

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Emily and Jaime at Everyday Art March 13, 2013 at 7:47 PM Crazy smart idea! I've made so many replacement pompoms for my girls' hats (My 3-year-old pulls them to bits all the time). This will make my life easier and just plain fun--I'm thinking Christmas tree garland. :) Reply Replies anne March 14, 2013 at 10:12 AM

Absolutely! Reply

kirstin @ kojo March 13, 2013 at 8:12 PM Oh my goodness, this is brilliant! For some reason (perhaps the frequent party- throwing that goes on), we go through a TON of pom poms around here. Pom poms in bulk = sheer genius. Reply

Chloe Moon March 14, 2013 at 7:40 PM I'm seen this tutorial but I've never tried it!! I think my X-mas presents this year are going to have them!! =) Ergo-Blog Reply

Jules March 15, 2013 at 11:12 AM Simply Brilliant! Reply

SageRidge Mill & Critters March 19, 2013 at 7:07 PM You are super smart!! Thanks Reply

Kris and Nat March 23, 2013 at 10:25 AM Making Yarn bunnies for 20 kids as an Easter craft. THANK YOU this is BRILLANT Reply

-Candi April 4, 2013 at 8:55 AM genius!!!! Reply

Magic and Mayhem April 16, 2013 at 4:37 PM You are so smart! I love this. :) Sharing and pinning... Reply

Kelli July 18, 2013 at 6:55 AM This just made my Truffela garland for my kids' Dr. Seuss birthday party about a zillion times easier! Thanks a billion! Reply Replies anne July 19, 2013 at 9:41 PM

Yay! I love to think of that as a use for these!

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Petra July 20, 2013 at 6:50 PM This is a great idea! I have a thought to make it even easier, why not turn the table upside down? It would make winding the yarn easier. I'm so going to do this! Reply Replies anne July 24, 2013 at 10:59 AM

Petra! I laughed out loud when I read this. That is so obvious and so smart, it's crazy! Would be much easier that way :). YAY! I think I'll update the post to say so! Anne Reply

Jan Quigley July 20, 2013 at 9:24 PM Cool idea, I'd also tie it at the ends, on the leg of the chair, so there's no waste. Reply

Phiona Richards July 20, 2013 at 11:17 PM Pom Poms always seemed to be so long winded when I was a child and here we are mass producing them with minimal effort. Thanks for sharing this. Reply

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Maria July 21, 2013 at 2:25 AM What a brilliant idea! Thank you so much for sharing :-) Reply

Karen July 21, 2013 at 12:41 PM Seems so obvious now that you have already thought of it! Thank you for sharing this genius idea! Reply

Bernadette July 21, 2013 at 5:57 PM Thanks for a great idea. Reply

Tienda Celeste - Celes :) July 21, 2013 at 6:13 PM You are a genius! Thanks for sharing :) Reply

Miss Meebie July 21, 2013 at 7:24 PM This is the best method yet! I pinned it... and then pinned it again! It's really hard to find. The only difficult part: it takes a ton more yarn than you think! My first batch was wimpy and pathetic lol. But anyway... YAY AWESOME TUTORIAL! Reply Replies anne July 24, 2013 at 11:00 AM

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It does take a shocking amount of yarn, but worth it in the end when you get so many out of it! Anne Reply

That Cute Little Cake July 21, 2013 at 7:42 PM So clever !!! I have just featured your tutorial on my blog, linking back to you website. http://www.thatcutelittlecake.com/2013/07/pin-of-week-making-pompoms-in-bulk-from.html Thanks for sharing such a brilliant idea, that will save me a lot of time in the future !!! Virginie @ That Cute Little Cake Reply Replies anne July 24, 2013 at 11:00 AM

Thank you Virginia! What an adorable blog! I love it. Thanks so much for sharing. Anne Reply

Mnica Graciela Gmez Otero July 22, 2013 at 6:26 AM muy buena idea! te felicito!!gracias!!! very good idea! congratulations!! thank u!!! Monica Reply

Anonymous July 23, 2013 at 11:59 AM This is absolutely brilliant - thanks for sharing!! Reply

Anonymous July 24, 2013 at 8:39 AM This is the MOST clever idea that I have seen! I love it and will definitely give it a try. Can't thank you enough. Thanks for sharing. Reply Replies anne July 24, 2013 at 11:01 AM

Thanks so much you all. You make me feel very smart :). Reply

face July 25, 2013 at 6:27 AM Our knitting group has just been asked to do our first yarnbomb. This is going to be PERFECT for that. Thank you so much! Reply

Teresa Fredson July 29, 2013 at 8:59 PM Thank you for sharing your crafty way of making multiple pom-poms. I will remember to do this next time I need pom-poms. Reply

Patty Virginia August 6, 2013 at 8:36 AM I'm all for mass producing and this is a great innovation. Thank your for sharing. Pinned. Reply

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genius! Reply

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speranza August 7, 2013 at 9:18 AM Well, that's just the best idea EVER!! You should patent this!!! Fab!!! Thanks a million!! Reply

Funny Faces Photography August 7, 2013 at 4:22 PM Okay now I am wondering how I can do this with other materials/fabric... Reply Replies anne August 8, 2013 at 10:53 AM

YES! I agree. hmmm . . . Reply

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