Great tip! Thanks for sharing.

I was having a hard time using yarn to wrap the center of the pom pom, which holds the pom pom together. I couldn’t get it tight enough without slipping. I found a tip to use wax coated thread for the center tie, and it holds so much better than yarn. Its cheap and found in the jewelry supplies in most craft stores. I use a waxed cotton and its under $3!

I love your idea of a pom pom rug that is so sweet! And it’s so lovely to hear that knitting and needlework are becoming popular again. I’m not sure if you have classifieds in the UK but I have had success placing want ads. You might stumble across someone clearing out an estate or downsizing and willing to sell you their yarn stash for less. I have found so many odd and random things I need or want this way!

That’s so awesome you’ve collected so much yarn! The thrift store is where I get my yarns too, although I never seem to catch a sale – I’ll have to pay more attention, thanks for the tip. Happy crafting!!

Thank you for sharing your tutorial. I thought I’d share… I truly love shopping at our awesome local Thrift Stores. Not Goodwill, it’s so sad that they’ve gone commercial. We used to acquire a lot of donated items prior to their commercialization. Anyway moving on… Our local thrift stores, include a variety of Churches, especially the Salvation Army, the Cancer Society, etc. I can and have acquired a lot of yarn and other holiday craft items. Yes, I truly love to craft and create wanted items out of someone’s no longer needed items. I’ve gathered so much yarn in the past couple of years, that my husband says I could start my own yarn shop. Mind you I never pay full price at our Thrift Stores. Each Thrift Store has set days, such a Senior Day, Military Discounts, First of the Month too. Most of the “days” will save you anywhere from 30% to 50% off every item. So stop in regularly and grab all the almost free yarn of all kinds. I’m off to make a ton of pompoms for our 3 lil granddaughters pompom pillows.

Yes, definitely!

Clearance yarn would be perfect! I found good deals with bags of thrifted yarn but then my color choices were a bit limited.