How to Make a Pom Pom From a Curly Ribbon

Turn some curly ribbon into creative clothing embellishments.

Transform some curly ribbon into decorative pompoms to embellish clothing, home decor accessories or to attach to a hair clip. Make small, curly pompoms to attach all the way around the hemline of a child’s skirt or make a couple larger pompoms to attach to the ends of a new scarf or attach the pompoms to wooden dowels and fill a flower vase with the pompom flowers. The pompoms are simple to make and open up a wide variety of unique decoration opportunities.

Things You'll Need

• Ribbon (1/2-inch-wide)
• Wooden dowels (1/4-inch-wide)
• Stay-cool clips or clothes pegs
• Cookie sheet
• Stretchy cord or string

Instructions

1. Lay a piece of elastic cord on your work surface. The elastic should be at least 8-inches long.

2. Lay the curly ribbons together centered on the elastic with the ends of the ribbons evenly aligned.

3. Wrap the elastic up and over the top of the center of the ribbons.

4. Tug on the elastic firmly and tie the elastic ends in a tight knot. This creates the pompom shape. Move the elastic ends to the underside of the ribbons and tie another knot.

5. Tug gently on the ends of the ribbon to make sure each end is aligned to create a neat, spherical pompom.

References

• The Ribbon Retreat: How to Make Korker Ribbon & Korker Bows