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How to Use a Pom Pom Maker

Learn how to use a Clover pom pom maker in this easy tutorial! Most plastic pom pom makers work using this same method.
Course Crafts
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 12 minutes
Servings 1 pom pom
Cost $1

Equipment

Ingredients

  • Yarn

Instructions

  • Open one set of the plastic arms of your tool to the right.
    Opening one of the arms on the tool
  • Begin wrapping the yarn around the arms of the tool. Hold the yarn down anywhere and start wrapping. Work back and forth across the arms, as evenly as you can.
    wrapping the yarn around the arms of the pom pom tool
  • Keep wrapping until you fill the “U” of the plastic arms. Once you’ve wrapped enough yarn, bring it out on the right between the two arms and close the tool.
    continue wrapping until the arms are full
  • Turn the tool over and bring the yarn down between the two arms on the right.
    bring the yarn down between the arms to the right
  • Wrap the yarn around the two open plastic arms as you did the first time, filling the “U” with yarn.
    wrap the second set of arms with yarn
  • Trim the yarn with scissors, leaving a little bit of an end. You can close the tool.
    trim the yarn and close the tool
  • With the tool closed, you’re going to cut the yarn on both sides, down the arms. Keep the tool closed so the yarn doesn’t fall out.
    cutting the yarn in the pom pom tool on both sides
  • Cut a long length of yarn. Wrap the yarn around the middle of the pom pom maker, through the gap between the two. Tie a knot in your yarn, as tightly to the center as you can without breaking your yarn. Wrap the yarn around again, and tie another knot to secure it.
    tying off the pom pom by wrapping yarn around the center
  • Now you can remove the yarn from the tool without it falling apart. Open both arms on both sides, pull the tool apart, and remove the pom pom.
    remove the pom pom from the tool
  • Using your scissors, trim the yarn all over the pom to even the surface. You can cut off the tails, or use them to tie the pom pom onto something.
    trim the pom with scissors

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Notes

Cost varies greatly for this project depending on the yarn you use and how many pom poms you make. I've been making pom poms with the same tool for years, so my cost is very low for one pom.