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January 9, 2013

{How to} Make a pom pom garland

My yarn-buying mishap has left me with a redundant stock of acrylic yarn in colours that were chosen to match the living room rug. As I have an eternal love of bobble trim, I’ve been wanting to make my own pom poms for ages and that’s what fuelled my recent impulse purchase of a pom pom maker.

So, with some free time on my hands yesterday I got out the pom pom maker and my acrylic yarn and got to work. I simply followed the straightforward instructions on the pom pom maker (you wind the yarn around the arches, close them up, cut down the centre, tie with a small length of yarn (the instructions said to use cotton thread but I couldn’t manage to tie them tight enough and yarn worked much better), release from the maker and trim any longer pieces.

I made seven in different colours and then threaded them into a piece of off white yarn using a large needle. I tied a knot over each one to secure it in place. I’ve shown the finished garland here hung over our screen but its final home is actually over the window in the living area. I’m going to make a matching one for the other window in the open plan space and I think they add some extra colour and fun to the room. I’m already thinking of new pom pom projects to try!

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Comments

  1. Jen aka The Mad House says

    January 9, 2013 at 7:35 pm

    Are you living in my head? I have been thinking about similar. I made a felt ball garland at christmas and fell in love with them. May have to do pompoms instead!

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    • Heather says

      January 9, 2013 at 8:21 pm

      Ooh a felt ball garland. Now there’s an idea…

      Reply
  2. Molly - Mother's Always Right says

    January 9, 2013 at 7:41 pm

    Yet another project I want to try. Can I just live my creative life vicariously through yours until I have some time to try and make cool stuff like this? Beautiful – bet they look great with the gorgeous rug. x

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    • Heather says

      January 9, 2013 at 8:21 pm

      You made loads over Christmas – your house was craft central!

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  3. Alexis says

    January 9, 2013 at 7:43 pm

    Still love that screen…
    Great colours, I’m looking forward to this ‘using up the thing I bought by mistake’ series.

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    • Heather says

      January 9, 2013 at 8:20 pm

      No pressure *racks brains for what to make next*

      Reply
  4. Snafflesmummy says

    January 10, 2013 at 7:18 am

    Love the screen and how effective the Pom poms are

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    • Heather says

      January 10, 2013 at 9:13 am

      The screen was a brilliant purchase years back – it’s really versatile and worked in our old house and here.

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  5. Julie says

    January 10, 2013 at 7:22 am

    I’m also still coveting that screen…So simple, yet so effective, love it!

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    • Heather says

      January 10, 2013 at 9:11 am

      Thanks Julie – the screen was from Lombok

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  6. mum of all trades says

    January 10, 2013 at 10:45 pm

    These are so pretty, I may have to purchase a pom pom maker too!

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    • Heather says

      January 22, 2013 at 9:05 am

      It’s brilliant. I mean I know using cardboard is pretty easy too but I’m still glad I bought the maker.

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  7. Lorraine/Squeaky Mom says

    January 24, 2013 at 8:32 pm

    A pompom maker? Seriously? You mean you don’t use old Christmas cards cut into circles? Brownies taught me something, at least. I would never have considered a pompom maker even existed.

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    • Heather says

      January 24, 2013 at 9:12 pm

      You know what? That was exactly what my husband said (well apart from the brownies bit)! I guess I’m nothing but gullible for a little gadget.

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  8. Chris at Thinly Spread says

    January 25, 2013 at 5:05 pm

    I am a BIG fan of the pom pom maker and am loving this garland. While cardboard circles do, undoubtedly, do the job if you are in a pom pom frenzy with a project in mind the pom pom maker is fabulous. I made a video last year of my then 5 year old making pom poms with it very happily – bringing pom poms into the 21st century, HOORAH!

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    • Heather says

      February 2, 2013 at 12:12 pm

      I could make pompoms all day long! Can’t wait until the twins can get involved too…

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  9. Superwoman says

    May 22, 2015 at 11:08 pm

    Where can I buy a pom pom maker gadget

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    • Heather Young says

      May 24, 2015 at 1:17 pm

      I got mine from Amazon but I think you could pick one up in any craft store

      Reply

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