How to make a pompom from yarn on a hat?

For many years, pompons made using threads were an interesting and original decoration for knitted accessories: sweaters, scarves, hats, baby booties. In the modern creative world, such fluffy elements of needlewomen are also decorated with plaids, ottomans, children's toys. In the process of creating these interesting gizmos, the question becomes relevant: how to make a pompom from yarn to a hat or other thing? In this article, we will present useful recommendations and several workshops on manufacturing pompons.

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Thread Pompom Tips

To make original and beautiful balls, you need to know the secrets of their manufacture. This will help you create lush, neat products of the right shape:

• It is better to choose a denser, porous yarn - this will help you make the element more beautiful and lush.
• The color can be matched to the tone of the product to be decorated, or a contrasting shade.
• Depending on the chosen manufacturing option, patterns will be required in the form of a circle, horseshoe or square.
• A must-have tool for making a pompom for a hat is a well-sharpened scissors.
• Each of the elements must be fixed with threads in order to keep its shape, and the product has retained its original appearance for a long time.
• If you want to create a multi-colored pompom or product with a pattern, you should pre-print the picture of the pattern and orient yourself not in the process of winding yarn.

The process of making such a decor is simple and simple, but for needlewomen who first encountered this task, it will not seem so. To make the pompom out of yarn per cap easier and faster, use the detailed instructions below.

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The classic way to create a pompom

Many needlewomen know about the classic way of making fluffy balls, for which cardboard rings are used. To work, you will need the following:

• Yarn to match the main product or a contrasting color.
• Thick cardboard, which is needed to cut two circles.
• Well-sharpened scissors to make the slices even.

Sequencing:

• Prepare cardboard circles. Cut a middle in each of them to make a kind of bagel.

Important! The larger the diameter difference on your circles, the more magnificent the product will be.

• Connect the two circles together and carefully wind the thread around the rings (for convenience, you can use a needle).

Important! The more yarn you use, the more fluffy your ball will be.

• Slide the scissors between the cardboard rings and cut the yarn, but do this as carefully as possible so that the loops do not slide off the cardboard.
• Pass the thread between the cardboard circles, tie a tight knot so that the ball holds well and does not fall apart.
• Cut cardboard circles, remove them.
• Trim the accessory with scissors, giving it a round, even shape.

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Bright pompom with a pattern

Sometimes, to decorate things, you need to make a pompom from yarn to a hat - it can be monophonic, multi-colored or some specific pattern. For their manufacture, you need a drawing, a blank for work in the form of a horseshoe (2 pieces) and threads of bright colors.

Sequencing:

1. Prepare all tools and materials.Divide the picture visually into two parts.
2. Wrap threads on the double horseshoe of the color that will be in the center of the pattern, gradually moving to the edges. In order to create a pattern, you should apply colors that fit the pattern.
3. When one half is ready, you should proceed to the second part, making it the same way, observing the density of tension, the density of the threads and the order of the color change.
4. Connect the two workpieces with a stapler or stationery clamps, then cut the threads and straighten them.
5. To fix the product, you need to bandage the workpieces with a thread and knit into a strong knot.
6. At the next stage, it is necessary to straighten the pompom, give it the desired shape with scissors and trim the edges.

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Create a pompom using a cardboard square

In order to make a pompom from yarn on a hat with your own hands using a square from cardboard, you should prepare:

• Yarn.
• Thick cardboard, which is needed for cutting squares. The diameter of the finished ball will depend on its size.
• Sharp scissors.

Sequencing:

1. Lightly cut a cardboard square on one side in the middle, stretch the thread so that its ends hang freely and their length is enough to fix the pompom with a knot.
2. Wind the thread on the billet until the desired size and volume is reached (for example, about a hundred balls and about 300-500 cm of yarn are needed on a medium-sized ball).
3. Cut the thread and set the ball aside. Lock the future pompom by tying a tight knot to avoid ball disintegration.
4. Using scissors, cut all the loops on the sides, trim the edges and give the product the desired shape.

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Pompom on a fork

In addition to the above methods, you can also make a pompom from yarn onto a hat with your own hands without cardboard - on a fork. This option to create a fluffy ball will not take much time, because there is no need to cut blanks, and because of the simplicity of the process, even a beginner needlewoman can cope with the task.

Important! Small products that are created as a result of such creativity are suitable for decorating baby booties and other things for babies.

Sequencing:

1. Prepare yarn, scissors and a fork.
2. Wind the thread on the teeth of the fork in the usual way.
3. When enough threads are wound, pull the thread in the middle between the cloves.
4. Remove the resulting bow and cut the side loops.
5. Flatten the product and trim the edges with scissors.

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Making finger pompons

Many needlewomen, in spite of many modern devices in order to make a pompom out of yarn on a hat, choose the option of creating fluffy balls on their fingers. This is due to the following factors:

• There is no need to look for the right materials for the job (forks, cardboard).
• It is very simple to adjust the diameter of the pompom, you do not need to redo the workpieces for this - you just need to use a certain number of fingers (for example, four will make a big ball, and for a small one, two will be enough).
• Density and splendor is not limited by the diameter of the ring or by any other factors, but depends only on the personal desire of the needlewoman.
• The method is very simple and does not require any special skills.

Sequencing:

1. Wrap yarn around your fingers. The diameter of the ball depends on the number of fingers involved in the process, the distance between them, and splendor - on the number of layers of wound thread and the type of yarn.
2. When a skein of the desired size is formed, tie it with a thread, pulling the knot well so that the resulting product does not crumble and lose its shape.
3. Spread the knitted bow slightly, cut the loops on the sides with sharp scissors to make single strings.
4. Spread the resulting ball, trim the edges with scissors.

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Making a pompom on a hat of thread is very easy.To do this, you need the most basic materials, a little free time and a little patience. But such a fluffy ball will be a great addition to many things.