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How to Make Yarn Pom Poms and a DIY Pom Pom Bookmark

January 5, 2022 by Janice

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Do you want to see how to make yarn pom poms? Check out our step-by-step craft tutorial to see how to make a pom pom and then how to turn it into a DIY pom pom bookmark.

Pink DIY pom pom bookmark inside a book next two other yarn pom pom bookmarks with felt hearts and a spool of thread and scissors.

Are you looking for an easy craft to make for Valentine’s Day? You’re in luck! We’re going to show you to make a pretty yarn pom pom bookmark.

How To Make Yarn Pom Poms

For Valentine’s or any day of the year, these Yarn Pom Pom Bookmarks with Felt Hearts are a super sweet and fun craft to make and to give.

When we were kids and my Nana arrived for her visits, Susan and I would scramble to try and carry her suitcases to the guest room.

Some of my clearest memories with my Nana are of sitting on the bed “helping” unpack Nana’s suitcases.

Her suitcases were an unusual pattern, made from a black and white woven wool fabric and unlike any of the suitcases we had in our house.

And on each of them, she had yarn pom pom balls tied to the handles, I suppose so she could clearly identify them when traveling. Although, I am sure no one else had suitcases like hers.

I find it strange that now, in my 40s, I still remember those yarn pom pom balls and pulling my fingers through the strings as she unpacked her bags for one of her treasured month long visits.

Sideview photo of a navy blue hard cover book with a pink pom pom bookmark inside of it. Resting on top of the book are white, red and pink pom pom bookmarks with felt hearts.

It has been more than thirty years since I wound up yarn balls to make a “pom pom”.

I loved winding the yarn into big balls and then forcing the scissors to cut through the wool until, magically, we had created fluffy pom poms that we could turn into yarn animals or whatever else our imaginations could dream up.

So, when I was trying to think of some fun Valentine crafts, I decided to revisit my yarn pom pom days.

Blue book and DIY pom pom bookmarks with felt hearts.

close up photo of a red felt heart on the end of a bookmark

I had seen the Yarn Ball Bookmarks on Design Mom popping up on Pinterest and it made me think about creating a Valentine version.

I bought some Valentine color yarn – skeins of pink, red, and white – and dug around in my felt collection for some matching felt.

Supplies to make pom pom bookmarks

I wanted a substantial “tail” to my pom pom bookmark, so I decided to create a braided yarn tail.

felt heart bookmarks

And to add in some Valentine whimsy, I adorned them with felt hearts.

pink heart bookmark

These Yarn Pom Pom Braided Bookmarks with Felt Hearts were so much fun to make. I ended up making more than a dozen of them, having the girls join in and make some of their own.

felt heart bookmarks

DIY Pom Pom Bookmark

I loved making these yarn pom poms so much — next up I think I am going to make a yarn pom pom carpet for Livvie’s room.

DIY Pom Pom Bookmark

Three DIY pom pom bookmarks sitting next to a book with a page marked by a red Yarn Pom Pom Bookmark.

If you have never made a yarn pom pom before, no worries. They are super easy.

pink and white yarn pom poms

You can make yarn pom poms in a number of different ways. For the pom poms I used on my bookmarks, I did several different methods to test out which size and method I liked best, including using a fork, my fingers, and making multiple balls at once using the back of a chair.

I think the easiest way to make pom poms is using a fork as you can see in the video above.

The video tutorial embedded above is also on our YouTube channel here, if you want to watch on YouTube.

And if you prefer a written tutorial, here you go…

How To Make A Yarn Pom Pom Bookmark

Step 1. Cut two pieces of yarn, each 40″ long.

First step in how to make yarn pom poms

Step 2. Place the two 40″ strings in the middle of the fork and hold out of the way.

how to use a fork to make a pom pom out of yarn

Step 3. Begin to wrap yarn from your ball/skein of yarn around the fork or tool you are using.

wrap yarn around the fork to form a ball

You can use your fingers to make a larger pom pom than the fork will make.

how to make a pom pom using your fingers

Step 4. Keep wrapping until you have a nice sized ball. Cut the yarn.

wrapping yarn on fork

Step 5. Take one of the 40″ pieces of yarn and tie a knot tightly.

tie a knot around the ball of yarn

Step 6. With sharp scissors, cut along each side being careful to NOT cut the 40″ long threads.

cut yarn

Step 7. Gently remove from fork and tie another knot with the second 40″ long string. It is critical to have tight knots or your pom pom will fall apart.

remove pom pom from fork and tie another knot

Step 8. Fluff and straighten out your pom pom. Trim ends to even out your pom pom, taking care to not cut the 40″ long strings.

trim pom pom

Step 9. Once you have a nice shape, you can cut off the fourth piece of long yarn and braid the remaining three long pieces. You may wish to stabilize your pom pom with something or pin it to a cushion so that it stays still while you braid.

cut fourth piece of yarn

braid remaining three pieces of yarn to make bookmark

Step 10. Tie a knot at the end of the braid. Now you can leave it with just the knot or add a felt heart or other decoration. To make a felt heart, cut two small hearts out of matching felt.

tie a knot at the end of the threaded yarn bookmark

Step 11. Position felt hearts with the knot of the braid sandwiched in between the two hearts. For a no-sew option, you can secure together with fabric glue or hot glue.

showing the option of using fabric glue to add felt heart to the bookmark

Step 12. For best results, sew together with your preferred stitch. I sewed some of my bookmarks with matching thread and an overcast stitch and some with white embroidery thread and a running stitch. Secure the braid inside the felt with extra stitches.

sewing a felt heart to the end of the bookmark

All Done! Enjoy your new bookmark.

Completed craft photo showing three DIY pom pom bookmarks with a book, thread and scissors.

Pin This Pom Pom Bookmark For Later

Top photo shows pink, white and red Pom Pom Bookmarks with felt hearts sitting on a blue book. Bottom photo shows supplies to make yarn pom poms. Text in the middle says DIY Pom Pom Bookmarks - Watch the step-by-step video.

 

Written by Janice Croze, co-founder of 5 Minutes for Mom
We publish the original version of this post on February 10, 2016.
Talk with me: @5minutesformom and Facebook.com/5minutesformom
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About Janice

Janice is co-founder of 5 Minutes For Mom. She's been working online since 2003 and is thankful her days are full of social media, writing and photography.

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