[Nfb-krafters-korner] Pom-poms

[Terrence van Ettinger]

Also, something that occurred to me would be to take the long thread that you use to gather the hat together, and use that also as your pom-pom tying thread. Haven't tried it, but it seems to me that might work.

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On Nov 21, 2012, at 7:56 AM, Lisamaria Martinez <lmartinez217 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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