Pompomania
how to make over 20
cute and characterful pompoms
By Christine Leech
Photography by Joanna Henderson
Quadrille 2016
Hardcover, £ 10 UK, $16.95 US
ISBN 978-1-84949-674-2
Star rating: *****
Papercrafters love their embellishments – and pompoms are
having their happy fluffy moment. Three cheers then for this genius book that
takes the craft of pompom-making to
dizzy new heights. The author, Christine Leech, has worked out how to
incorporate pattern into pompoms. Wow
factor! By manipulating yarn colour placement and number of winds, patterned pompoms can be
produced. Best of all, the author very generously teaches you her method, so
you can have a go at designing yourself, after you have mastered the basics and
taken pompom theory on board.
Mega-admiration for the author, who takes us on her
pompom-making personal journey. She shares her
learning curve with us – and all her technical secrets. The book contains fun,
imaginative projects and superb technique nitty gritty. Learn how to engineer stripes and shapes into
your pompom, and how to craft pompoms in different shapes. All with clear photographic step-by-steps
accompanied by well-written, entertaining text. Helpful colour-block diagrams showing yarn placement are included where required.
The projects are
imaginative: a flowering cactus (so on trend), pompom emoji, an elegant bonsai
tree, sushi, macarons, and a painterly pompom pear. Pompom soft toys include a
parrot, an Inuit, and a Pompomeranian (of course).
It is worth noting that pompom making is a craft that does
not require a huge investment of cash – or time. Most of the projects in the book are made with
acrylic DK yarn and an inexpensive pompom-maker gadget (although for the
no-frills crafter, pompoms can be made with D-I-Y cardboard discs).
This book is highly giftable, and would make a great gift
for an older child. Better buy two – this title is a keeper.
Note: I was given a review copy of this book.
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