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A Cuddly Custom Wreath
Whether your design aesthetic is boho chic or modern minimalist, you can step up your home décor game for holidays and special occasions with a cute, yarn pom-pom wreath that suits your style. The wreath technique shown here is easy to do and results in a cuddly, touchably soft pom pom wreath. There are no prickly pins, stiff metal wire, or sticky hot glue. The individual pom poms are made with a simple pom-pom maker tool, which works better than a DIY cardboard tool.
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Basic Pom-Pom Making Supplies
Here's what you need for a custom wreath; the choice of yarn, thread, and wreath frame are up to you:
- Pom-pom maker tool
- Yarn
- Sharp scissors
- Fabric glue
- Crochet thread size 10 (pick a color that works with your yarn)
- Embroidery needle for crochet thread
- Wreath frame (12-inch extruded foam floral wreath frame shown here)
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Tips for Choosing Yarn
Two factors affect the look and feel of yarn pom-poms:
- Yarn weight or worst indicates strand thickness.
- The term ply refers to the number of twists in a strand of yarn. In a nutshell, the fewer twists, the fuzzier the yarn.
The red and magenta pom-pom on the left looks extra fluffy and downy because it consists of a single-ply yarn, which has only one twist in it. The yarn's fuzzy texture is perfect for making plush, cloudlike pom-poms.
Yarn thickness also matters. The colorful orange pom-pom on the right resembles a popcorn ball because it was created using a thick, chunky yarn.
If you want the individual strands in your pom-poms to pop and drape, go with a four-ply or higher yarn.
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Begin Making Pom-Poms
Open the two curved arms on one half of the pom-pom tool, and wrap yarn around the curved sections of the arms (keeping the arms together), as shown on the right. Close the wrapped arm, then repeat with arms on the other half of the tool, as shown on the left.
Tip: To ensure consistency in the size and shape of your pom-poms, make a few test pom-poms to determine how much yarn to use.
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Tie the Pom-Pom
Tie off the pom-pom by inserting a piece of crochet thread into the slot on one half of the tool. Pull the thread tight and knot it. Flip the tool over, pull the thread tightly again, and double-knot it to prevent the wrapped yarn from loosening.
Tip: Be sure to use crochet thread, which won't break easily like regular sewing thread. Crochet thread is also thinner than yarn and results in a fuller and rounder pom-pom.
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Thread the First Pom-Pom
Thread an embroidery needle with crochet thread. Create a loop at the opposite end of thread, and knot it. Pierce the pom-pom through its center, as shown. Pull the needle through the pom-pom, then run it through the loop and pull the thread tight to secure the thread to the pom-pom.
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Pom-Pom Wreath Idea: Fluffy White
This cuddly, white pom-pom wreath was made with a foam wreath frame and two skeins of Wool-Ease Thick and Quick by Lionbrand in Fisherman. You can create the pom-pom design by attaching a ring of pom-poms to the inner edge of the form around the circular opening, then adding a circle of pom-poms to the front facing side, and finally to the outer edge.
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Pom-Pom Wreath Idea: Simple Confetti
This confetti-inspired wreath was made using 10 large pom-poms created from one skein of Color Waves by Lionbrand in Ocean Drive and five small pom-poms in different colors plucked from a package of Bonbons by Lionbrand in Brights.
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