If you are anything like me, you are constantly trying to make your craftiness more affordable or more profitable.
I am excited to share with you the VERY easy trick I use to make my own pompoms for Marshmallow Mug Hats and also for my crochet beanies.
While you can find poms in the store for around $5, it is possible to spend just a few cents and make one yourself! You just need a few handy supplies that you probably already have in your craft stash.
Tools and Materials:
- Faux Fur Fabric – I love to get just 1/4 yard from Joann and use a coupon! You don’t need much to make a bunch of poms!
- Sharp scissors
- Crochet cotton thread, preferably a color that will blend into the project your pom will attach to
- A sharp tapestry needle or yarn needle with an eye big enough for your cotton thread
- A can or larger circular object and pen for tracing poms
That’s it!
Check out this video to see
step-by-step instructions.
How to make your pompom:
- Using your can or other round object, trace circles onto the back side of the fur.
- Using your can or other round object, trace circles onto the back side of the fur.
- Carefully cut around the circles, keeping the scissor blade close to the back side of the fur, avoiding cutting the actual fur itself.
- Pull at the edges of the fur around the circle to get rid of any extra shedding.
- Thread a double strand of cotton thread into your needle (about 3 feet, so 1.5′ once it is threaded through the needle.)
- Leaving a beginning tail of several inches, sew a running stitch along the edge of the back side of the fur.
- Pull the tails tight and use the thread in your needle to sew the hole shut tightly a few times.
- Cut the thread from the needle and attach to your hat or other accessory by using a crochet hook to pull the tails through the stitches of the hat and tie the tails together on the inside.
I would love to see your finished products and hear about what kinds of fun projects you gave pompoms.
Tag me on instagram and facebook @crochetbossonline so I can see your beautiful handiwork!
