We all love a pom-pom right? Modern pom-pom makers make the whole thing so much easier than when I was a girl.
Then… cardboard rings made the whole process so slow and laborious. Source
Now…..these modern ones make it so easy. Source
All this is really lucky since a local artist that I know had a vision to fill her local church with pom-poms, specifically one for every person living within the village. 840 to be precise.
The whole community got involved. She then hung them up with fishing wire so that they look as if they are suspended. It is a truly amazing sight.
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That’s wonderful.
I wish I had that sort of vision!
This looks wonderful. I bet it puts a smile on all the faces of the congregation each time they walk in 🙂
I bet! It certainly gave you something to look at if your mind wandered!
That’s so so lovely!
They look beautiful!
Yes I remember the slow tedium of making the pom pom with the cardboard rings. I did one for a hat a few years ago and I’d forgotten how rubbish it was!
You definitely need to invest in a Pom Pom maker. They are like magic!
That looks magical! When I was an Owl taking Brownies on pack holiday, I was stuck for an on the hoof rainy day activities. I made them do pom-poms and the girls loved it, you think they need something fancy but just wool and cardboard did the trick!
Very true and there is something soothing about wrapping wool around and around especially if you can have a great chin wag at the same time!
What a wonderful sight! Something so simple to get the community involved.
But what an imagination!
I love this!!! How beautiful! I hate making pom poms and try to avoid whenever possible. I did not read all of the comments above but there is a cool tutorial on Pinterest that uses a fork and I’ve tried it a couple of times and it works okay.
That’s a new one on me. I will have to check it out, thanks. Xx
How fun!
That pom pom display is awesome to think that each represents a member of the congregation.
Pom poms might be the new trend for 2015 – there was an article about pom poms in a recently published magazine the other day. Those modern pom pom makers in your photographs are a new design to me. Who makes those? I usually fall back on the old cardboard rings, I’m afraid although I have a pom pom kit that has half round circles. No matter which tool I use, I need to work on getting my pom poms fuller and tighter so that they don’t fall apart too easily. Any tips?
I’m so cross with myself that I never went to have a look. What a wally. This is inspirational. My friend Laura Harlow made some of them. xxx
Don’t be too cross because i tried to take my boys and couldn’t get in hence the borrowed photos!!
So beautiful. That’s sure to make everyone feel special knowing that one is for them. I LOVE to make pompons! I helped my LOS make some for their store front and it was a great experience….With the right scissors.😆😁😂😄😃