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Pom Pom Headband for Dolls

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A fluffy row of homemade pom pom’s make a delightful headband!  The headband is shown with the Flutter Sleeve Tunic in my book My Doll, My Style.  Today I want to show you how to make it!

Pom Pom Headband

We are making the pom pom headband using the pom pom template in the book My Doll, My Style.  You can also use an extra small pom pom maker and adapt the instructions.

We tie each pom pom to the headband as they are made, so they stay perfectly spaced apart.  Then connect a couple of hair elastics together to make this headband stretchy and easy to put on and take off.

Materials:

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1. Make a small pom pom using the instructions on page 52 & 53 in My Doll, My Style. (Or make an extra small pom pom using a pom pom maker.)  Wrap the pom pom template with yarn 15 times.  Do not remove the pom pom from the template.

2.Take 2 lengths of embroidery floss, wrap it around your finger and tie a knot 5 inches from one end.  This is the headband base to connect all the pom poms.

Split the two sections of floss apart at the knot.  With the pom pom template still around the pom pom, slip the floss between the templates.  Tie the embroidery floss in a double knot around the center of the pom pom with the placeholder knot at the center of the pom pom. (This step is the same as pictured below.)

3. Tie the embroidery floss in a knot 3/4″ from the center of the pom pom. (pictured above)

4. Make the next pom pom, leaving it on the template.  Split the two sections of floss apart.  Slipping the floss between the templates, tie the embroidery floss in a double knot around the center of the pom pom with the placeholder knot at the center of the pom pom.

5.Make and connect 3 more pom pom’s for a total of 5, all ¾” from pom pom center to pom pom center.

6. Measure and mark a 7 ½” segment of pom poms and string.  Center the pom poms with an even amount of string on either side. Tie a knot at each end of the measured length.

7. Connect two hair bands as pictured above.

8. Separate the thread on one side of the headband and tie it with a square knot around one end of the elastic.

9. Test the fit before tying the second side.  Adjust the length of the thread if needed. When you are happy with the length, separate the thread on one side and tie it with a square knot on the end of the elastic loop.

10. Trim off the extra embroidery floss and you are finished!

This fluffy pom pom headband is a fun doll accessory! I hope you enjoy the instructions to make it!

-Anna

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