Miniature Pompoms |
Then you need to push the wound wool up the fork so that you can thread some wool in the prong and over to get a bow effect. So to do this you need a short length of the wool or a matching thread that is quite strong and tie this through the middle prong as shown and i found that if i tied this at the front and again at the back it gave a stronger hold. Do not snip off this tread as you will need this to either sew onto jumpers etc, or as i do to tie onto parcels, presents etc.
Then you take the bundle off the fork, snip off close to the knot on the side the threads that you tied to hold in place, but not the threads that you tied and then as with a pompom maker start snipping around the looped edges, being careful not to snip your middle threads (believe me its easily done!) I found that it was easier to do this with a thin sharp pair of hairdresser scissors so that you can get into the little bundle and not spoil or snip the middle thread.
Once you have snipped all the edges, hold the pompom quite flat so you have the dense part in your fingers and then start to snip off around the edges all the long threads and you will start to see the pompom taking shape. If you are happy with your shape after this then just take the long threads and give the pompom a good shake to get the ball effect and you have a mini pompom. I prefer to then carry on cutting the pompom all over giving it a good hair cut so that the pompom gets a denser effect and you end up with a pompom massacre on your hands. All the trimmings can be kept in a plastic bag and then mixed in with your stuffing for other projects or save it up and in the spring put it on the grass for the nesting birds to use. A win win situation for all those involved in the addictive process of pompom making.
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