Pom Pom Animals: 45 Easy and Adorable Projects Made from Wool

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Although you only get to the ‘how to’ part of the book half way through- there are more designs than I expected and I was especially pleased to find the budgerigars and sparrows included. I can’t wait to get started.

Lovely book great projects

This is without doubt a beautiful book, which provides clear detail to enable even a beginner to create stunning animal pom poms. Having bought the French version before this one was published, I have used it to springboard my own designs; Trikotri creates and inspires creation in others by providing the means to learn the basis of the art. Trikotri is simply a bye word for animal pom pom art. If you have the French version this does not appear to provide additional designs, despite the different number of animals stated, but some images are clearer. Tips for use: be generous with the wool, natural wool works better than man made does and be ruthless with the scissors. The most common beginner error is to be reluctant to cut, as it results in a less sculpted finished product.

Good book though instructions not so clear tiny writing that’s hard to see even with glasses on but good book in all

Easy to follow instructions and pictures. Worth a buy.

Bought for my grand daughter to show her how thankyou

Nice book

This book is a fantastic learning tool to make the most adorable critters! The key is to get 100% wool yarn and a felting needle along with your pom pom maker. The step-by-step instructions were better than any other set of instructions I’ve read on making pom-pom animals. And believe me when I say I have read many many tutorials on how to make them. Inevitably, some step is left out and you’re left with a misshapen mess of an animal. Because the author takes great care to not only describe in text each step she also takes photos at multiple angles and provides line drawings and technical diagrams. You would think that that would feel overwhelming but it really doesn’t. It’s just really complete and because of how thoughtful she was and putting this together, you’re assured greater success in the outcome. This is my first foray into needle felting and I am hooked. It’s so interesting how a little bit of roving can transform a little pom-pom head into something with real personality. While I am up decently advanced crafter, I firmly believe that adult beginners or intermediate crafters would have no problem reading through the instructions and being able to do this themselves. I don’t think this is for children however because of the felting needle aspect. But, with that said my Montessori kid who is 3 1/2 asked to poke the felting needle a few times and he did so safely. But, he was always under heavy supervision and it’ll be a very very long time before he can use it on his own. In any event, this is a craft that you can share with your kids, sell or enjoy yourself. I highly recommend this book! I’ll include some photos of my first attempts. I’ve gotten a little more advanced since these but at least you can see what to expect out of your first few attempts in this book. Note that I did not convert any of these to brooches like the author recommends. After seeing these, my husband was really impressed by how much personality was in them but he made the funny remark, “are you going to make their bodies?” Nope, I’m not. Maybe in the next book the author can give us some bodies to unite with these heads! Haha

This was my first foray into making pom animals, this book is excellent, it shows you how to make the animals in detail with step by step instructions and good color photos. It tells you which type of wool to use, the pom maker size, eye size etc for each animal and how many times to wind the yarn and in what areas of the pom maker. I know there are lots of tutorials online but if your old school like me and like actually reading a page and being able to study it without having to mess with a tablet then this book is highly recommended.

el libro es precioso, aunque si no eres bastante habilidoso quizas las instrucciones sean demasiado breves para poder seguirlas.

Me gustan las manualidades lo único que vi complejo es encontrar los materiales porque recomiendan comprar en Japón, y pues no creo necesario con lo que encuentre en mi país lo he estado usando.

Beautifully laid out. The illustrations in the directions could be a little larger for my eyesight. My biggest problem is that I have to substitute most of the wools and other materials as they are all sourced from Japan. My completed animals are not all exactly as pictured. Everyone loves the results, though, and I am completely hooked!