Tips & Techniques
Get tips and techniques to become a better beader at Lima Beads.
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About this Tip:
Pom-poms are on-trend right now! They are being paired with Boho style designs. We also carry many sports related charms, these are such a cute embellishment to cheer on your team and add color. Here at Lima we like using Bakers Twine to create our pom-poms. The cotton in the Bakers Twine creates a nice fluffy pom-pom and it comes in many colors. Feel free to try using hemp, thread, or yarn. Let’s get started…
You will need: A fork, at least 2ft of twine (depends on how thick you want your pom-pom), and sharp scissors.
Step-by-Step Instructions:
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Step 1: Got to your kitchen and get a fork and pick the color(s) of twine you would like to use. |
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Step 2: Feed your twine end under the first fork prong (leave a tail of twine sticking out, you will use it later) and start wrapping the rest of the cord around. |
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Step 3: We wrapped our twine around 24/25 times. |
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Step 4: Trim your twine off the spool to shorten the tail, leaving enough to wrap around and tie. |
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Step 5: Bring the tail up through the middle of the fork and bring the other tail up to it. |
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Step 6: Bring both tails together and tie. |
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Step 7: Remove from the fork. |
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Step 8: Tighten and tie a knot. |
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Step 9: Cut the loops with scissors. |
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Step 10: Cut and fluff until you get the pom-pom size you desire. |
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Step 11: Attach your pom-pom with a jump ring or tie it onto your design. |
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On Apr 20, 2017 at 5:39 pm #
Moogie says:Adorable! I bet these would make cute earrings.
On Apr 20, 2017 at 9:55 pm #
dolllady aka Pam says:What an easy way to make pompoms!
On Apr 21, 2017 at 1:49 am #
EPBCornell says:A fork?! Of course! Brilliant! These are too cute! Time to go check out the bakers twine…
On Apr 21, 2017 at 4:07 am #
S KatollakaSue says:Brilliant, with a greater chance of uniformity than i am used to!
On Apr 21, 2017 at 8:28 am #
G Bolton says:Depending on where you tie it, you could make tiny tassels too. Thanks for the cool technique!
On Apr 22, 2017 at 7:49 pm #
kye says:Who knew? A fork of all things! Looks like a fun way to make pom poms. Kids would love it.
On Mar 29, 2018 at 5:34 pm #
P Polono says:Very cool using a fork!!
On Nov 01, 2019 at 4:16 pm #
N Rios says:Hi….my question is in regards to the ring used…..what is the gauge…or do you have it pre-made in different sizes?? Thanks