Friday 4 June 2010

How to Make a Pom Pom Sheep

Pom poms are really easy to make. A sheep is used in this tutorial, but pom poms can be used to make a variety of creatures, for instance an Easter chick.

You will need:

Cardboard
Scissors
Wool
Black fun foam
Needle
Black thread
Wiggley eyes
Glue

pom pom sheep

Draw two circles, around 15cm in diameter, on a piece of card (a cereal box is ideal for this). A saucer may work well as a template. Then draw a smaller circle of around 6cm in diameter in the centre of them. Cut them out so that you have 2 donut shapes.

pom pom sheep

Put the two pieces of card together then tie the end of your wool around them. Pass the ball of wool through the centre of the card and start winding it around. If the ball of wall is too big to fit through the centre hole, cut off lengths of around 2 metres to work with instead.

Keep winding the wool around your cardboard template until it is completely covered. The more layers of wool, the thicker and fuller the finished pom pom will be.

pom pom sheep

Carefully cut around the edge of the pom pom.

pom pom sheep

When this is done, slide a length of wool between the two pieces of card and tie it really tightly around the centre of the pom pom, bringing the pieces of wool together and securing it.

pom pom sheep

Cut a head and four legs from a piece of black fun foam.

Sew these on by passing the needle through the centre of the pom pom. Glue two googley eyes onto the head to cover the stitch from where it has been sewn onto the pom pom.

pom pom sheep

The sheep is complete!