Susan Bates Easy Wrap Pom Pon Maker

by Susan Bates

• This very easy to use pom-pon maker includes forms to make 4 different size pom-pons. Complete ins

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.8 x 4.5 x 6.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0019KHGL6
• Item model number: 14063
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,395 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen)
  • #17 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing > Knitting & Crochet > Knitting & Crochet Notions

Product Description

This very easy to use pom-pom maker includes forms to make 4 different size pom-poms. Complete instructions plus project ideas are included.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

40 of 40 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Pom Pom maker October 23, 2007

By The Simple Life

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First, to let you know, I tried out the donut looking type of Pom Pom makers and it was infuriating trying to insert the yarn into the hole of the donut over and over. Not a quick or pleasant way to do it. Then I tried the old fashioned cardboard way and that didn't work too well either. I finally decided to try this type and boy do I wish I used it from the beginning.

This Pom Pom maker was so much easier in that you just wrap the yarn around the two matching half moon shapes (much easier than trying to thread it each time through a hole), interlock the bottoms of the half moons (it takes a little dexterity but it was certainly manageable), cut the yarn and then wrap it with a double piece of yarn to knot and you have a great pom pom. To ensure that each side of the half moon matches, the directions recommend that you count the wraps around the half moons. Of course this would be the case if you wanted to make a bunch of the same size pom poms. I made 16 all together and they turned out very nicely. I had to do a little trimming with each but that was not difficult at all.
What is even better is that you get four sizes in the same package.
The next time I have a project that includes making Pom Poms, I'm all set.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great! January 9, 2007

By J. Ezell

This is really good for making a variety of pompons. Makes terrific little pompons. Much easier than the old cardboard way!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars You get what you paid for February 11, 2011

By Candy Clubhouse

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I chose this product over another due to the difference in price, Though the seller shipped it very quickly and it arrived promptly i sorta wish i spent the extra money. Its kinda cheap, The plastic left scratches on my hands and the instructions were kinda simple. They work well and get the job done, they are just not what i expected.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars go for the "Clover" brand June 25, 2012

By tar5f

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I bought these as well as the Clover brand pom pom makers for middle school craft club (about 25 girls). The Clover brand were more expensive, now I see why. These are confusing and difficult to use, even for nimble, adult fingers. The pom poms made with the Clover brand pom pom makers came out much better and were much easier to use. Plus, it is easy to lose the pieces to these.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy, almost October 10, 2010

By D. E. Puckle

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It is an easy wrap, almost. It takes a bit of effort to hold the parts together when winding the yarn at the beginning. At least it was for me...I have very large fingers. Once the winding process has begun it gets easier. My first pom pons turned out very well. There is enough variety given the various sizes (parts) to provide for most any project.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars POM -POM MAKER March 20, 2010

By June C. Thompson

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IT WAS OK, BUT CUMBERSOME TO HANDLE OR AT LEAST THE FIRST FEW TIMES. JUST AS EASY THEN TO WRAP YARN AROUND A PIECE OF CARDBOARD. MAYBE WITH USING A FEW MORE TIMES IT WILL BECOME EASIER WHICH I AM ALL GAME FOR.
THIS WAS THE SUSAN BATES EASY WRAP POM POM MAKER.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars From the point of view of someone who had never made a pom pom before... December 29, 2011

By Jackie-the-Greyhound TOP 500 REVIEWER

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This was pretty darn easy! I am basically relearning what little I ever knew about crochet and for some reason I just really wanted to add a pom pom to a couple hats I've made. I don't have any local friends or co-workers who know how to do this--and I don't even have a local yarn shop that I can find--so basically any new skill is coming from a book or youtube.

I bought this set on a whim and gave it a try with some leftover yarn. The directons were fairly straightforward, but for someone like me who had never tried other devices or methods it was a little bit vague as to where to slip the yard for the final tie down. Despite that I muddled through with my first pom pom and it was reasonably decent.

Being a visual person (see one, do one) I next found a youtube video to watch before my second attempt. The second one was a piece of cake and looks really nice. Once I saw the video the written directions made perfect sense--I was just hampered by having literally done nothing like this before.

And, being a bit backwards, I then looked up the traditional cardboard method. I can see that being an advantage for a special-sized pom pom, but the idea of winding through that hole over and over (and over and over) again looks quite tedious. Suffice to say, the Bates technique video was about 4 minutes, the cardboard one about 10. MUCH easier in my estimation to quickly wrap 2 halfs and combine.(just plug in 'susan bates pom pom instructions').

I will add my typical Amazon vendor commentary--this product is sold by an Amazon vendor, not Amazon itself. This means the seller of any individual product may vary and it is worth your time to do your due diligence regarding vendor (not product) feedback.... If you are a Prime member this may mean the seller has their stock located off the Amazon premises and there could be shipping fees. If there is Prime shipping associated, then that means the vendor is keeping their stock in the Amazon warehouse system. Also, vendors can change daily due to inventory and different vendors have different prices--the current price as of my review is not the same as what I paid. Check carefully and make sure the item is a good value for you.

In any case, I found this product to be very user friendly and quite a great deal of fun. A nice addition to my 'tool' collection. Highly Recommended!

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy to use affordable tool October 26, 2011

By Anastasiia

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I have never used anything other than cardboard circles for making pom-poms before. So i must say using easy wrap pom-pom maker is a lot... well easier :) it's more pleasant and don't leave me avoiding making them. I found instructions easy to understand too. I haven't tried to use the smallest size yet. And actually i didn't think i would ever use the second small one - but i did and it worked better than the bigger once... As for results... I wouldn't say they much better than ones got by using cardboard circles... but then again for me results were never an issue - they were good enough without this tool... it was the process that i somewhat dreaded. So all in all i would say it is a good buy. You get FOUR different size for the price of 1 or 2 in different brands. I also have a feeling that results would improve with continues use.