[Nfb-krafters-korner] Pom-poms

[Dixie]

I have always thought pom poms were in fact there to hide that little hole
at the top of the hat.



 Dixie
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-----Original Message-----
From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Lisamaria Martinez
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 11:57 AM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Pom-poms

Hello,

Putting a pom pom on a hat isn't too tough.

Using the long yarn you use to tie all the strings together to
actually form the pom pom, you take your threaded yarn needle and
bring it down into the hat from the outside in. Centering isn't too
hard because you use the tiny little hole that appears because of the
gathering of the bind off as your central point. From the inside of
the hat, bring the yarn through a loop or two and tie it off.

On 11/21/12, Powers, Terry (NIH/NCI) [E] <Terry.Powers at nih.gov> wrote:
> It is a lot easier to understand, done on a rectangular pice of card
board.
> It is the same as if you were going to cut yarn to make fringe, but
instead,
> you will be folding the yarn in half and tying it off and ruffling the
ends
> of the pieces of the yarn.  I never knew it was so easy.
>
> These directions do not really tell you how to attatch it.  A loom knitted
> hat has a small hole in the center, so how are you going to center it
> exactly.  I guess you would have to sew it to the edge of the circle at
the
> top of the hat, making it a bit off centered, most likely not noticeable.
>
> Terry P.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Becky Frankeberger [mailto:b.butterfly at comcast.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 5:23 PM
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Pom-poms
>
> Maybe before wrapping a horizontal foot long tie across  end of the
> cardboard taping lightly on each end to hold it on the cardboard. Then
wrap
> vertically around and around the cardboard. Then when you are happy with
the
> fullness of the wrap, untape the vertical tie and tie together pulling all
> the vertical strans super tightly, and knot. Then on the oposit side of
the
> card board of the vertical tie cut with one strong cut all the vertical
> strans. Then fluff the pom pom with your fingers or by shaking it
vigorously
> by the tie ends.
>
> Becky and Jake who hasn't tried this way either, giggle.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On
> Behalf Of Cathy
> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 1:15 PM
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Pom-poms
>
> Hi Dixie,
>
> I like LM's instructions much better. I never tried this method I posted
> because it was somewhat confusing to me as well, but now having read LM's
> instructions, I might just try to make a pom-pom myself for my next hat.
>
> Cathy
>
>
>
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