How do you make a pom pom maker out of cardboard?

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How do you make a pom pom maker out of cardboard?

Instructions

  1. Cut out the template size for the pom pom you wish to use, trace the shape onto cardboard and cut it out.
  2. Wrap yarn around the side of the template that has a gap in the middle until you have a plump lump of it.
  3. While the yarn is wrapped around your pom pom maker tie it tightly in the middle.

How many times do you wrap yarn to make a pom pom?

Wrap the yarn around your fingers.

  1. If you are using two fingers, wrap the yarn 100 to 125 times.
  2. If you are using three fingers, wrap the yarn 125 to 150 times.
  3. The more you wrap, the bigger and thicker your pompom is going to be. X Expert Source Nicole Bolin Crafts & DIY Specialist Expert Interview. 29 October 2020.

How do I make a cardboard pom pom maker?

What can I use instead of pom pom?

Making pom poms out of yarn, you can use toilet paper rolls or a fork, or chair legs or even a cardboard cutout. The possibilities are endless!

How to make a perfect pom pom every time?

– Using sharp scissors trim the yarn up to the edge of the cardboard circles. – Pull both cardboards off. – Holding the long ties turn the pom pom 1/4 turn and work the tie through the yarn. – Use your fingers to comb and flatten out on top and bottom so the yarn is like a disk again – Wind up the tie and place it in the center of the disk

How to make Extra Large Pom Poms?

A ball of yarn

  • Cardboard*,e.g. from a breakfast cereal box
  • Scissors
  • Scotch tape
  • A printer,to print out the pom pom maker template
  • Glue stick

    • How to make pom poms with a DIY cardboard template?

    Using your glass or tin can as a template,trace out two circles.

  • Use scissors to cut our two large circular disc to make your basic pom pom maker.
  • Draw a smaller circle in the centre.
  • Cut slit from the outer circle to the smaller one and cut out the smaller one too.
  • Cut a second slit -so you have an opening to your cardboard ring.

    • How to make pom poms with wool and cardboard?

    – A piece of cardboard – Coloured wool – Scissors – Googly eyes (optional)