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Out There’s A Minx About 2019 Part 3
Minnie the Minx wears a Hat. It is a Black Beret with a
Red Pompom on. I already had a Black Beret so all I needed to do was add a Red
Pompom
Materials
for Pompom
First I gathered the materials I needed. I got Card,
Scissors, Pen and two circular items to draw around.
Pompom
Outer Circle
For the Outer Circle I drew around the Bottom of a Glass.
If I had drawn around the Top the Pompom would be far too large.
Pompom
Inner Circle
For the Inner Circle I placed a Salt Cellar in the Middle
of the Outer Circle. Before drawing around this I made sure that I had the same
amount of edge all the way around.
Pompom
Cut-Out
I cut out the Circle and then cut out Middle Section. I
then repeated the process.
Start
of Pompom
I wound a Ball of Yarn then tied it to the Pompom Templates.
Beginning
to Wind
I then began to wind the Yarn through the Templates. I
placed the Strands as close to each other as I could.
First
Time Around
I made one complete Circuit. I then began the second. I
had to make more Balls of Yarn and attach them as I went along.
Fully
Wound Pompom
I kept winding until there was only a small hole left.
The last part of the winding I threaded a Needle to make it easier to go through.
When finished I tucked the end into the Yarn.
Snip
Between Cards
I very carefully began to cut away some of the thread to
expose the Card Templates.
Tie
Pompom
I continued cutting the Yarn all the way around. I then
parted the Templates slightly and using Yarn about the same length of my arm I
tied it in between the Card. I pulled it tight to secure it.
Remove
Card
It was then safe to remove the Card Templates. I fluffed
up the Pompom and trimmed off any straggly threads.
Sew
on Pompom
Now I had my Pompom I could use the ends of the thread to
sew it onto my Beret. It was a little larger than anticipated. However that
doesn’t matter as it is a Comic Character.
I did add a couple of hairgrips to secure it a little
more to the Beret so it didn’t flop about whilst walking.
