But for cheap craft scissors, I find the tinfoil method works in a pinch. If you’re using expensive scissors, you should get them professionally sharpened or invest in a sharpening stone. If you continuously use this method, you might actually end of making the scissors more dull! This is a quick fix and not a long-term solution for dull scissors. This will temporarily sharpen your scissors by getting rid of burrs on the blades, making yarn cutting much smoother. Then cut through it with your dull scissors a few times. If it doesn’t cut through, then bring out the tinfoil! (not for a hat)įold a piece of foil four or five times. Test them out by snipping your yarn a few times. To save yourself the drama, make sure your scissors are sharp. There will be cursing and gnashing of teeth. With dull scissors, there’s a chance you will rip out yarn strands, howl in frustration and squirt hot tears all over your unfinished pom. If your scissors are dull, you will have a hellacious time trimming your pom. Okay, before we get this started, I need to stress how important it is that you use sharp scissors. Perfect for making pom poms! A Tip for Successfully Trimming Pom Poms It’s got great shine and is incredibly soft. It’s a one-ply silk and merino wool blend. The yarn I’m using in this tutorial is Malabrigo Silky Merino in the colour Green Grey. Malabrigo silky merino is a soft and shiny one-ply yarn, perfect for fuzzy poms. It’s this “softness” and floppiness that makes them not-so-great for knitting hardy sweaters, but excellent for making soft and fluffy pom poms. They’re a “softer” yarn than multi-ply yarns. This means that they don’t have as much structural integrity, and when knitted up, they are susceptible to pilling. Single-ply yarns tend to fuzz up easily because of their lack of yarn plies and twist. This opinion is based on the premise that fuzzy pom poms make the best pom poms. In my subjective opinion, the best yarn for making poms is single-ply yarns. Okay, there’s no objectively “best” yarn for pom poms, so take the following with a grain of salt.
In most cases, you’ll have them in your home.
The materials you’ll need to make a pom pom are pretty easy to source. A Tip for Successfully Trimming Pom Poms.I hope you love making lots and lots of pompom baubles. 1 x 137cm (53.9in) length of Homelea Bliss yarn in your favourite colour – (Homelea Bliss is a plied, chunky merino wool that is about 1cm (0.4in) in diameter).simple, step by step written and video instructions.videos showing you what to do for each step.The finished PomPom Bauble is approximately 35mm (1.4inch) in diameter, and the complete length of the pompom and hanging loop is 9.5cm (3.7in). We’ll use a Clover pompom maker to make your pompom making easy.
POMPOM MAKER INSTRUCTIONS FULL
We’re making your PomPom Baubles using chunky merino wool – the individual pieces of yarn that are twisted together in this yarn means your pompom will turn out full and lovely. These little balls of happiness are wonderful to hang on the Christmas tree or tie on presents, and they always make me smile when I see them.
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