Anyone used a pom pom maker?

hardy41

here i did some research for you this might offer some help but how can i post link of the website?

samsamesggsandham

hardy41 wrote: »

here i did some research for you this might offer some help but how can i post link of the website?

I would love to see what you have found. You should be able to copy the link from the top of your web browser when you are on the page. You can then paste it in your reply or used the "insert link button" (looks like a round ball with a couple of chain links) and put it in there.

If that does not work for you perhaps you could write it here in your own words?

Or perhaps someone else can help that has experience?

MrsCD

Just another idea to use lots of pom poms.
Make a Christmas/winter/birthday wreath. Cut a ring of cardboard and stick lots of pom poms on. You can choose colours suitable for the occasion. Hang up with wool or ribbon.

meritaten

I have a set of plastic pompom makers and find them much easier to use than cardboard rings. I bought them off Amazin and they are identical to the 'brand' ones but half the price!

jackieblack

I don't understand how they work/ are better ☹️

flea72

Its the speed at which you wrap. Usually you have to feed a small ball of wool through a hole, it takes hrs to make a large, full pompom. With this gizmo, its just like winding a bobbin, so you can make a pompom in minutes

jackieblack

flea72 wrote: »

Its the speed at which you wrap. Usually you have to feed a small ball of wool through a hole, it takes hrs to make a large, full pompom. With this gizmo, its just like winding a bobbin, so you can make a pompom in minutes

So do you not still have to go through the middle? How does that work then?
(I'm obviously being dense )

GwylimT

You can do it with your finger, wrap around one inch of your finger in a hefty amount of wool (increase number of fingers to increase size), gently slide off finger, slide some wool in the middle and tie it very tightly, then cut all of the loops.

iammumtoone

jackieblack wrote: »

So do you not still have to go through the middle? How does that work then?
(I'm obviously being dense )

there is no middle they split in half so you end up a 'w' shape.

Once you have wound the wool you join up the ends to make a 'o' before you cut and tie off.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGd0PUWY6m0 the one in this video looks very posh mine are a bit more basic but do the same job.

They are great I brought some cheap ones last year and me and ds made some Christmas directions with them.

lucy*locket

They are brilliant. My daughter makes and sells pompom earrings and it takes her 10 minutes with her pompom maker, definitely easier than the old cardboard method.