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).

Diy pompom corsage