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Layer and fill in with smaller pompoms here and there. Poke through the thick middle of the pom pom and then into the wreath. Using the floral pins (because regular sewing pins might not be strong enough) start attaching them to your wreath form. Those are the colors I bought and used when I took pictures of the repurposed DIY Yarn Bowl I made for my mom last year. I love the Purple, Green, and Blue pompoms the best. You’ll be sick of counting by the time it’s all over but that will help you get consistent looking pom poms. Be warned, the yarn dust will be everywhere. I made most of mine in the evenings watching TV. Get creative and combine colors for a variegated look or make 50/50 pompoms by using different colors of yarn on each side of the pompom maker. It’s time to get busy and creative making the other 40-100 pompoms depending on what size pom pom wreath you’re making. So now that you finished one pompom you’re an expert. Now you can fluff your pompom and make it pretty 😀 If you want to keep the longer tie on the pom pom roll it up before topping with the second cardboard circle as shown above. Replace the cardboard sections, line them up, and trim again.Separate the yarn along the edge you just trimmed and flatten the pompom in the opposite direction.Trim away excess yarn beyond the cardboard.Top with the second piece of cardboard and align both sides.Place the flattened pompom onto one piece of cardboard.You can use a glass or a cup that’s close in size.Cut two pieces of cardstock or light cardboard into a circle the size of the pompom maker you used.

Here’s the amazing trick you’ll want to use too. Without this trick you’ll be trimming and trimming and trimming. No matter what type of pompom maker you use, even if you use your hand, they have to be trimmed or they look messy. LOL, ok it won’t really but it will save you frustration and time. I promised I’d share my trick and tip for making the perfect Pompom and this may change your life. How do you make a perfectly round pompom?

Remove from the form as is, do not fluff it yet.

Open up the two halves then pull the pom pom maker apart.

A double starting knot reduces slipping and is the first part of tying your shoes but with the looping end looped twice instead of just once.

Tie a Double Starting Knot and gently but firmly pull it to tighten the pom pom threads together until it won’t tighten further.

Gently pull both ends until it slips in against the yarn.

Place the yarn around the maker and between the two halves.

Grab that 12″ section of yarn and let’s get to tying this pompom together The pompom will hold together and the yarn won’t slip in the maker if you wrapped it enough.

Keeping the first side closed carefully rotate and repeat on the other half.

Keep snipping until the yarn on that half has been separated.

Hold the wrapped pompom maker firmly in one hand and starting at one end place the tip of the scissors between the two halves on one side and start snipping the yarn.

This is where sharp scissors are so important. And, if you double or triple up the yarn for a variegated pompom reduce the number of loops accordingly. This is just my estimate, the thickness of your yarn will increase or decrease this count. Here are the approximate number of loops I made on each side of the 3 sizes of pom poms I used for my 12″ wreath.

Cut a 12″ section of yarn and set aside until step 3.

Open the other side and repeat the wrapping process.

When you close it on the form you want it snug, but you also want it to stay closed.

See the chart at the end of this step for the loops I used.

Go back and forth wrapping the same number of times on both sides.

Start wrapping yarn around the two halves from left to right.

Open up both halves of one side of a 3″ pompom maker.

It feels awkward at first but after you’ve made a few it’s a breeze. If you’ve never used one of the pom pom makers start with the larger one first. You can also buy variegated yarn or just mix some colors together like I did. I used all but the two largest size listed to make my diy pompom wreath. If you want to cover both sides you’ll need about double that. I made my pompom wreath with a 12″ foam wreath and I covered mine with approximately 40 pompoms in varying sizes.

The bigger you go the more pompoms you’ll need to make. Foam wreath forms come in 10″ all the way up to 18″ across. Skeins of Yarn in bright colors (or colors for the season).