Q&A for How to Make a Pom Pom

If you want a simpler option, you can use a pom pom maker, which is a bit faster than the methods mentioned above.

If you want to make a yarn pom pom, cut a piece of cardboard into a CD shape, but with a bigger hole in the middle like a donut. Repeat this step with a second piece of cardboard. Then, sandwich the donuts together and thread the yarn through there.

Yes. It may be a little harder to cut, but it will still work.

No, stiff paper could work, too, but don't use flimsy materials such as tissue or fabric.

Yes. Just try to find the happy medium between too tight and too loose.

It depends on the size you want. If you want to make a big pom pom, be sure to wrap at least 100-150 times.

If you have a small amount of yarn, then be sure to make a small pom pom, that way you won't run out.

Yes. The two are very similar, so they will both work well.

Yes. The bigger the cardboard, the bigger the yarn pom pom will be.

Pull out all the yarn you want before you start wrapping, and then drag the whole length through each time. Or, use the method with two toilet paper rolls instead of the discs, as it avoids that problem and makes it much easier to wrap more than one color at once, too.

Kind of, because it comes in many colors and its material is suitable. But you can still find other fabrics suitable for pom poms.

Of course, you can use any color you'd like!

The bigger the hole, the more you will have to wind it. But with a smaller hole, the fluffs will be much longer.

You could try, but you'd have a very flimsy pom pom, most likely.

Yes! Although it gets a bit tedious threading the whole of the wool through, it helps to get the amount of wool you want to use first, as the whole ball can't be used in this case. I use about 4-5 yards of wool, then I make a thin skein and push this through the hole for each winding. For about a 2" diameter outer circle I use a 3/4" diameter inner circle, this makes a pom pom about the size of a ping pong ball.

Yes, you can. But, if you want clean, fresh pom poms each time, make a few and use new ones each time.

Yes, if you don't tie it before removing the discs, the pom-pom will fall apart, as the yarn will not be tied together.

It can be any random shape you want it to be. I think it would be better rounded than quadrilateral.

Yes, hold it on the ring then tie it afterwards. Hold tightly so it doesn't fall apart.