Here s what you are going to need to make your pom poms.
How to make a rug yarn pom poms with cardboard.
Supplies needed to make yarn pom poms.
Trace a larger circle with a smaller circle inside.
We now have a printable template for a 3inch and a 2 5inch pom pom as well as printable instructions over in the teacher s pay teacher s store hop over if you want to grab a copy.
Yarn wool or the desired colour.
Make sure you use acrylic yarn to make your diy rug or at least something that is 100 washable.
2 toilet paper rolls or 1 paper towel roll cut in 1 2.
A piece of cardboard.
The larger circle determines the diameter of your finished pom pom.
This tutorial will show you how to make a yarn pom pom.
Use the lids and other round items to trace circles onto the cardboard.
Yarn any color s that makes you happy this pack has a great color assortment for a great price sharp scissors i love this brand my grandmother bought me my first pair of real fabric sewing scissors.
By making a few sizes of templates you can make several sizes of pom poms.
Cardboard i used cardboard from a cereal box scissors the less bulky they are the easier time you will have getting them under the yarn and cutting also make sure they are sharp enough to cut yarn no safety scissors.
A circle template eg a glass a small circle eg a coin pen scissors.
When you are making the pom poms you need to make sure to wrap your tie string around at least twice and really ratchet down and tighten as much as you can.
She swore by this kind and i have as well ever since.