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Pom Pom Garland

Making a pom pom garland is so simple! I'll show you how to do it in the color and size that you like. Perfect for beginning crafters.
Course DIY Projects
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 45 minutes
Servings 1 garland
Cost $15

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 3 skeins yarn

Instructions

Make the Pom Poms

  • Open one side of the pom pom maker. Wrap yarn around the plastic half circle - starting at any point.
    Opening a pom pom maker and wrapping the yarn
  • Continue wrapping . . . and wrapping . . . until you've filled the "U" plastic portion of the tool.
    Hand wrapping yarn
  • After you're done with one side, close it and open the other. Bring the yarn around.
    Moving yarn from one side to the other on the pom pom maker
  • Wrap the plastic "U" of the pom pom maker as you did the first side. Then close that side.
    Wrapping yarn around the second side of the pom pom maker
  • Trim the yarn coming out of your tool with the scissors.
    Cutting the yarn after wrapping with a pair of scissors
  • Cut the yarn apart on both sides of the maker using the scissors.
    Cutting the pom pom yarn with a pair of scissors
  • Cut a length of yarn. You'll be able to knot this through the center of the tool. You'll want to pull the yarn tight and then double knot.
    Tying yarn around the center of a pom pom to secure
  • Open both sides of the pom pom maker and pull out your pom. Repeat to make desired amount.
    Removing the pom pom from the pom pom maker
  • Trim all of the pom poms with the scissors to make them even.
    Trimming a pom pom with a pair of scissors
  • Thread the yarn onto the tapestry needle, then thread the pom poms onto the garland through the centers.
    Threading yarn on a needle and pushing it through a pom
  • Hang the garland. Space the pom poms out to desired length apart.
    DIY pom pom garland

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Notes

Time varies significantly for this project depending on how quickly you wrap the yarn. I suggest settle down with a few movies.