The large selection of available materials and various techniques for creative activities amazes the imagination of the master. As consumables, you can use textiles, natural resources, such as pine cones and leaves of shrubs, as well as ordinary knitting yarn.
Today, in addition to classic thread felting, another method of working with knitting yarn is widely used. This technology consists of making original crafts using pom-poms.
Regardless of the shape, type, purpose of the future toy or interior accessory, the basic element of the craft is a soft pompom.
How to make a pompom: 3 easy ways
We found three easy ways to make a pompom at home. To do this, you will need items such as cardboard, scissors, a fork, and your own hands, of course.
The first way to make a pom pom is by wrapping yarn around your fingers. Depending on the desired size, you can wind it on 2,3,4 fingers. Then the yarn is removed, tied with thread and cut (see figure). The finished pompom can be trimmed by cutting off the protruding threads.
The second, no less simple way is to use a fork. The yarn is wound around the cloves, then tied into a bundle and cut.
But this way you can only make small pompoms. For larger sizes you will have to find another way.
Option three - the most common - is the use of cardboard rings. Two tori of the required diameter are cut out of cardboard, and yarn is wound on them. Then the threads are cut between cardboard blanks and the resulting bundle is tied with thread.
Pompoms can be made not only from single-color threads. By combining different shades, you can create multi-colored spots on the balls, which can become the side of an apple, the breast of animals or birds, or the wheel of a car.
In addition to the devices described, you can also use a cardboard “horseshoe”. By winding different shades, we get a funny and very real strawberry:
Pompom making techniques
There are several basic methods for creating fluffy balls, which are the basic parts for assembling toys, decorations, and accessories. Method one:
- A circle is cut out of cardboard, the diameter of which should correspond to the size of the desired pompom.
- Another circle is cut out inside this figure, but smaller in size.
- To successfully complete the project, you will need two similar parts. In both parts you need to make a side cut of sufficient diameter.
- The blanks are folded together, and they begin to wrap the knitting yarn around the cardboard base.
- The parts are slightly moved away from each other, and the final thread is tightened in the resulting space.
- The yarn ring is cut along the edge and the cardboard template is removed.
The master can only straighten the edges of the pompom and begin further assembling the planned craft. Method two:
- A rectangular shape is cut out of cardboard.
- Threads of yarn are wrapped directly over the cardboard figure.
- After giving the future pompom the proper volume, the free edge of the thread is pulled together.
- The yarn is cut at one end and the cardboard is removed from the yarn turns.
After removing the paper base, the free edges of the pompom are straightened to give the base part the desired volume. In some cases, you can use either your own fingers or a special plastic fork as a base.
Knitting threads are wound in large quantities onto any chosen frame, then the ring of yarn is removed and cut along one edge. The principle is similar to previous techniques.
Pom pom chicken
But such a cute chicken is also a little future cockerel. This craft can be made both as a New Year’s tree decoration and as a small present for loved ones. You can also use it as a keychain if you make it 2-3 times smaller than the specified size. We decided to show how to make a small chicken (newborn) and an older one with legs. And what can you make from pompoms?
To make 1 pompom we will need:
- yellow bright thick threads (as for knitting, acrylic, cotton, wool);
- 2 cut-out cardboard blanks, as in the picture (external diameter - 6 cm, internal diameter - 2 cm);
- large needle;
- glue (you can use super glue, you can use instant);
- nail scissors;
- decorative elements (eyes, beads, red cardboard for beak and scallop).
Accordingly, for 3 pompoms we will need 6 cardboard circles of different diameters.
It’s worth saying a few words about the preparation. If the inner circle of the workpiece is made a little smaller, the pompom will be denser - just the right one for a plump newborn chick! So how do you make pom pom chicken?
Chicken baby
Take 2 cut out cardboard circles. wrap them with thread around the entire perimeter.
If you are making a large dense pompom, then you should not wind the thread twice, but fold it at least 6-9 times - it will be much faster. You should end up with a tight yellow circle with a hole in the middle.
Now use nail scissors to cut the threads as shown in the picture. In this case, the blades of the scissors should pass between 2 cardboard circles.
The cut threads must be fastened into a pom-pom so that they do not fall apart. To do this, stretch a thread 15-20 cm long between 2 circles, as shown in the figure, and tie.
Use scissors to cut the cardboard circles and take them out - you won't need them anymore. Cut off the excess threads. Now you can start decorating the newborn chicken. Cut out a comb, legs and beak from red cardboard and glue it to the pompom along with the eyes.
Cute newborn chick is ready!
Adult chick
In order to make a more adult chicken from pompoms. we will need all the same materials as for a newborn, and also:
- wire;
- Red thread;
- red cone-shaped bead (for beak);
To make a children's craft from a chicken pompom, you need to make 2 pompoms of different diameters - one larger for the body, the other smaller for the head. But at the end, do not cut the threads that attach the pompoms - they need to be used to tie the pompoms together.
Attach 2 wires to the bottom of a large pompom, then use them to form chicken legs with 3 fingers. Then wrap the pom pom chicken legs with red thread.
Glue beady eyes and a cone-shaped beak bead to the chicken's head. Pom pom chicken is ready! In order to hang them on the tree, you need to thread a thread from above.
Rugs
For products of this type, you will need not only a lot of yarn, but also a base on which small elements will be attached. As a base, you can use pieces of thick fabric, crocheted rugs, fine plastic mesh, burlap and other materials that retain their shape well.
You will need a lot of pompoms for the rug, and they must be dense. A small one, 1*1 m in size, takes up to 80 balls of yarn.
First you need to prepare the material for the base, give it the desired shape - cut out a heart, square or rectangle, circle of the desired size. Then make one pompom and “estimate” how many you will need.
Only after the calculations can you start making balls. The most durable mats are made on a plastic mesh base. The buboes are usually tied to it, bringing the elements of the knot to the wrong side.
To hide the knots, after finishing the work, the underside is “covered” with thick fabric. The material must be chosen so that it does not slip on the floor.
Many craftswomen have round or oval rugs at home, crocheted from knitted ribbons or plastic bags. They can be updated with fluffy decor. The decor is sewn onto this base. You can glue them with a glue gun, but then you will have to wash them by hand so that the pompoms do not fall off. We start attaching the decor from the middle of the base.
Pom Pom Rabbit
This funny Easter bunny can be made from two pompoms of different sizes.
You can choose a variety of colors - from delicate pastels to bright and neon. Some parts are cut out of felt and glued with either heat or super glue. So, to make a rabbit from pompoms with your own hands, you will need materials and tools:
- a skein of thread (the fluffier the better);
- a device for making pompoms (you can use homemade or purchased ones);
- scissors;
- a small piece of felt;
- beady or doll eyes;
- beige or pink bead for the nose;
- glue;
- white fishing line for antennae;
- small store-bought white pompoms (by the way, you can also make them yourself).
The first step is to make pompoms. You will need two different sizes.
We cut out two oblong ears from felt.
Glue or sew two pompoms together. Glue the ears to a small pompom, beady eyes and a small fluffy tail at the back.
We sew on a pink bead-nose and make antennae out of fishing line and glue it onto our workpiece.
Our pompom Easter bunny is ready!
Materials and tools for work
There are several techniques for making pompoms, and the products are assembled in several different ways.
For creative activities with children, it is better to prepare a workplace in advance, which includes a wide table top, a bright table lamp, an organizer for storing small items, and a needle bed. You will also need the following set of tools and consumables:
- Balls of knitting yarn.
- Cardboard and templates for making pompoms.
- Sharp scissors.
- Needles and threads.
- Mesh fabric with large cells for making a soft rug for the bathroom.
For additional decoration of finished products, beads, buttons, beads, paints, and scraps of multi-colored textiles can be useful.
Koala made of colorful pompoms
A multi-colored pompom will make a wonderful koala with an interesting face and ears. Using the same example, you can make any other animals.
4 cardboard figures resembling horseshoes are used as a blank; the first pair will be used for the front of the head, the second for the back. You will also need paper clips, scissors and yarn of different colors (3 shades).
Please note: the outer radius of the circle is approximately 2.5 cm, the inner one is 1.3 cm. Also attached to the inside of the larger horseshoes is a smaller blank with an outer radius of 1.8 cm (it will be needed later).
First, let's work on the front part of the animal's head. First of all, we will wrap the nose and mouth of the koala from black and white threads, taking the latter just a little, about 3-4 turns. It is important that the white yarn is wound on itself. Next, we begin to wind gray threads, also over white and black. We wrap approximately two layers.
Now let's create two eyes from black yarn - slightly above the place where the previous black threads were (the nose). A couple of turns will be enough. Cut the black yarn. We continue to wrap gray threads on top until the inside of the circle is almost filled.
On the side where the muzzle is planned (just above the eyes made of black threads), place a pencil and now wrap gray threads around the cardboard and pencil (Fig.
- these will be the koala’s ears.
In the same way, we create the back of the head from the second pair of blanks. For this purpose we use only gray yarn.
Now it’s time to connect both parts: we connect the free ends of both cardboard blanks so that they are perpendicular to the koala’s head (Fig. 10), we connect them with paper clips.
Now we cut both blanks, as shown in Fig. 11 (for this we needed a small blank, it provides space for the scissors to fit in freely). We thread a thread between the cardboard blanks and tie the resulting bundle. Now all that remains is to trim our pompom - don’t forget to leave the ears!
Hamster
Hamsters are such cute and funny animals. We offer you a master class on how to create a hamster from pompoms, which is not at all difficult to do.
To create a hamster you will need:
- Yarn for knitting;
- Cardboard;
- Scissors;
- Glue;
- Artificial eyes;
- Blush;
- Felt.
For the head, we cut cardboard 3 cm high. And then we put a thread along it of the color from which the toy will be made.
We wind the white yarn around the middle of the cardboard 20 times and cut it off.
Now we take the yarn of the main color - this is sand - and begin to wind it next to the white winding. We move on to the white part and after that we also wind the yarn.
We wrap more to make a thick pompom. That is, we make sure that the white yarn is in the middle in this winding.
Remove the blank from the cardboard. And it remains on the thread that we laid at the very beginning.
And now we again lay one end of this thread along the cardboard. And we wind the yarn of the main color. We make a winding of approximately the same size as the first workpiece.
We remove this blank from the cardboard and now we have two blanks on the thread.
We fasten them by tightening the thread and making a couple of knots. This is how we got a round part and we will then make a hamster’s head out of it.
To do this, take scissors and start cutting the threads in a circle to make a fluffy pompom.
On one side there is white yarn visible and this is the front part - the muzzle.
We begin to cut the white part. And immediately we form it a little convex. We cut off all the excess yarn and get a muzzle like this.
Now we move on to the main part and cut off the excess yarn here too. Here I’m just forming a tight pom-pom.
The hamster has chubby cheeks and its head should be slightly narrower. Therefore, we cut a little yarn on the sides and below under the white muzzle. This will give you plump cheeks. And at this stage it is already clear whose head it is.
The body is made very simply. We wind yarn of the main color onto cardboard 4 cm high. We make a thick winding and remove it, tie the middle with thread, and then cut off the excess. The body can be made round, but it is better to form an oval. This will make the toy look more interesting.
We put the body aside for now and return to the head.
Glue on the eyes. And instead of a nose, we take pink blush and tint with it the place where the nose should be.
We cut out small ears - circles - from felt and glue them on, slightly spreading the hamster's fur.
And finally we glue the head to the body. We decorate the neck of the toy with a bow made from knitting yarn.
The pompom hamster is ready!
Pompom cat
Flowers made from pompoms:
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Pompom dog
The first step in making a pom pom dog is to create three blanks.
You will need two pompoms - one slightly larger for the body, the other smaller for the head. Another small one is needed for the muzzle; it is better to make it in a contrasting color. We make pom-poms using one of the methods described above, using light threads. We choose a method depending on the desired size of the dog. To get an elastic body, wind the threads tightly enough. Also make the pompom a little smaller. Please note: do not cut the threads used to tie the pompoms together.
Use scissors to form the dog's face by cutting out some of the threads. Try to give it a slightly elongated shape. Pull apart the most “shaggy” part of the pom-pom and glue a small pom-pom inside - this will be our dog’s nose.
Use black beads to make eyes for the animal, sew or glue to the head. Create a nose in the same way - either from a black bead or from a brown one. Instead of beads, you can use buttons.
Tie two pompoms together using thread. who were left. For reliability, you can sew it.
Cut out long ears from felt and glue or sew them to the head. You can decorate the animal to your liking - dress it in a funny suit and hat, tie a scarf or leash around its neck.
Handbag
Using pom-poms, you can update an outdated clutch or textile bag that has scuffs or even holes. For decoration we use the same principle as when making rugs.
Don't have an old accessory? Sew a simple shaped bag with your own hands and complement it with original decor. Patterns can be made independently or borrowed from experienced needlewomen.
Little fashionistas will love original hair decorations and “jewelry” with fluffy balls.
Multi-colored cars and houses made of pompoms
Pay attention to unusual toys made from pompoms - cars and houses with multi-colored inserts. To work, prepare threads of different shades (they will need to be wound in different layers) and scissors. Follow the photo instructions and you will succeed.
To correctly distribute the colors, you need to understand what will happen when you cut the workpiece - the threads are distributed symmetrically.
The peculiarity of such crafts is that they are assembled from different pompoms and cut out from one. The result is not the shape of a ball, but the shape of a car, a house, a Christmas tree or the face of an animal with multi-colored headlights, wheels, windows and roofs.
For such crafts, choose very fluffy and thick threads, since some of them are then cut off, the craft should not look scanty.
Jewelry for children
You can also decorate hair bands with multi-colored balls. Little fashionistas will be very happy with such exclusive jewelry.
Another pom pom craft for kids is a keychain. It is very popular among children of any age and gender. This style is called boho chic. Fluffy multi-colored balls can be strung in turn on one cord and attached to a carabiner. You can attach a brush to the bottom of the keychain.
On the second version of the keychain, each ball is attached using a cord or chain directly to the carabiner. It turns out to be a kind of bouquet of multi-colored balls.
You can decorate headbands with fluffy balls. Colored pompoms will look great instead of ears.
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Simple toys made from pompoms and felt
To please your baby with a soft toy, you don’t have to go to the store for it. Look in your bins and look for leftover knitting threads. Make pompoms from them.
We bring to your attention some interesting ideas on what toys can be made from threads and felt:
Ideas for toys made from pompoms with drawings
How to make pompoms with letters
Interior decor
Flowers in vases, decoration of curtains, decor of covers for sofas, armchairs, pillowcases for thought pillows. Bright and soft fluffy threads are applicable and appropriate in all occasions and areas of interior design.
The “bouquet” of string buboes in transparent vases and bottles look original.
The manufacturing technology is simple - we “plant” multi-colored string buboes on stems made of strong wire, decorated with yarn, and place the bouquet in a vase.
There are many ideas for using pom poms. Don't limit your imagination, and your home and wardrobe will shine with new colors.
Lesson 1: hedgehog
You will need:
- wool threads in two shades of color;
- a piece of black felt (or leather);
- scissors;
- hot glue gun.
In order to make pompoms, you can use either a special device for them or cardboard rings. Wrap the cardboard or machine with threads, arranging the dark brown and light brown threads as shown in the picture below.
After this, fluff the pom-pom and use scissors to give it the desired shape - let the dark brown coat remain round, and make the light brown muzzle a little longer and give it a cone-shaped shape.
From black felt or leather, cut out two small circles for the eyes and a small triangle for the nose, and glue them on using a hot glue gun.
Tip : after the toys are ready, you and your children can start creating a suitable nest for the hedgehog family.
