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Step 12Make the ball as a pompom
making pompoms is fun and easy and this way, you don't even need wool, just a couple of carrier (grocery) bags will do.
1 Make two discs about 60mm (2.5inces) in diameter with holes about 30mm (1.25 inches) in diameter in the middle of them.
2 Cut a plastic carrier bag in half longways. Holding the two discs together by hand and poke the carrier bag through the hole in the centre of the discs and wrap it round the discs. Keep wrapping it until you can't poke any more through the hole. You may need more than one carrier bag, but you are unlikely to need more than two. keep the wrapping nice and tight.
3 Slit a bit of the edge with a sharp knife and then poke some strong scissors into the edge and down between the discs, cut all round the edge down to the depth of the discs.
4 BEFORE removing the cardboard discs, tightly tie off the pompom using either a stretched length of carrier bag or some string.
5 Cut the ends of the tie off and then trim the pompom to make it as spherical as possible.
I used a Sainsbury's (supermarket chain in the UK) carrier bag and their bag is orange so it makes for a very nice lively looking ball.
1 Make two discs about 60mm (2.5inces) in diameter with holes about 30mm (1.25 inches) in diameter in the middle of them.
2 Cut a plastic carrier bag in half longways. Holding the two discs together by hand and poke the carrier bag through the hole in the centre of the discs and wrap it round the discs. Keep wrapping it until you can't poke any more through the hole. You may need more than one carrier bag, but you are unlikely to need more than two. keep the wrapping nice and tight.
3 Slit a bit of the edge with a sharp knife and then poke some strong scissors into the edge and down between the discs, cut all round the edge down to the depth of the discs.
4 BEFORE removing the cardboard discs, tightly tie off the pompom using either a stretched length of carrier bag or some string.
5 Cut the ends of the tie off and then trim the pompom to make it as spherical as possible.
I used a Sainsbury's (supermarket chain in the UK) carrier bag and their bag is orange so it makes for a very nice lively looking ball.
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