[Nfb-krafters-korner] Pom-poms

[Ramona Walhof]

I think a pom-pom is a ball with yarn ends on all sides and no openings 
between ends.  A tassle generally has all the ends going the same direction 
and is tied on at the other.  Remember the tassles you wore for graduation?

A lot of homemade pom-poms are not pulled tight enough and are not dense 
enough.  The maker from Joanne's has you wrap yarn around two different arms 
which you then force together before you cut the outside edges.  It then 
holds the yarn in place while you wrap the end around the circle and pull it 
super tight.  For good measure, I generally make this circle double.  It 
sure looks better when I do it this way than when I use cardboard or plastic 
and have to hold and cut without this little crutch.

Ramona
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lisamaria Martinez" <lmartinez217 at gmail.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 5:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Pom-poms


> Ooooh, Jill/Joyce. Great idea about slipping a piece of yarn under the
> gathering of yarn that is wrapped around cardboard, or your phone, or
> a deck of cards or whatever. I always have a hard time tying the yarn
> around the middle after I slip the scissors under and clip. But, if I
> tie first and then snip ...
>
> Also, what really is the difference between a tassle and a pom pom? I
> would presume to think that a tassle has longer strands.
>
> All this talk makes me want to try a pom pom ... but on my new nifty
> pom pom maker.
>
> LM
>
> On 11/20/12, Ramona Walhof <ramona.walhof at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Joanne's has about four sizes of pom-pom makers.  They don't have very 
>> good
>>
>> instructions, but once you figure it out, theymake terific pom-poms.  I
>> might be able to explain it if you had one in your hand, but there is no
>> hope without that.  They cost five dollars and less.
>>
>> Ramona
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "greatful_n_happiness" <sober512 at earthlink.net>
>> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'"
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>> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 9:39 AM
>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Pom-poms
>>
>>
>>> Anyone on here know of an easy way to describe to me how to make
>>> pom-poms?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I tried one last night with poor success.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Portia
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Facebook: Portia Latieff Mason
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Twitter: califknitter
>>>
>>> Ravelry: angelpm
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