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Pompoms
Pompoms can be made to be almost any size you like and you can use
them for all sorts of craft projects. They are a great way of using
up scraps of wool. The bigger the pompom, the longer it takes to
make and the more wool you will need.
You will need:
2 ring-doughnut shaped pieces of cardboard, (make these by drawing
around two circular objects of different sizes, or using a compass
at different settings)
scissors (these need to be quite sharp)
wool.
Optional extras: sticky tape, wool of different colours
How to make your pompom
You can use an
old cardboard box, or cereal packet to make the doughnut shaped
circles If it’s the first time you’ve made pompoms, it’s a good idea
to use sturdier card because thin card may be torn more easily.
It’s a good idea to
cut your wool into lengths, which are easy to use (no more than 2
metres 5-6ft). Keep a length of wool back for the last part.
Put the two rings
together. Place a piece of wool onto the ring and hold it firmly.
The end of the wool should be facing the outside edge of the circle.
You could use a little bit of sticky tape, if you find this bit too
tricky.
Thread the wool through the hole and wrap it around the cardboard and back through the hole. Keep doing this, working around the ring, covering up the visible cardboard, until you have used your length of wool. Repeat the whole process. Hold the end of the length of wool on to the ring and firmly wrap the wool around it, to hold it in place, then continue wrapping the wool around the ring, threading it in and out of the circle, moving around the ring as you go.
Keep going, repeating
the same process, until the rings are fairly stuffed with wool.
Tuck in the loose end
of wool.
Now you need to cut
the wool, using the sharp scissors. Get adult help for this part, if
you need to.
You need to cut through the edge of the pompom, so that your scissors eventually are between the two layers of cardboard. You need to cut all the way around the edge of the circle in a line.
Now you need the piece
of wool that you kept back, earlier. place it between the two
cardboard circles, wrap it around and tie it firmly in a tight knot.
Next make a slit in
each of the pieces of cardboard and remove them.
If you just want to
hang the pompom up, make a loop with the last length of wool that
you tied around the middle of the pompom.
Fluff out your pompom
and trim off any straggly ends.
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