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SPARE POM-PEAR


2016
04.11

Tags: Christine Leech, free project, how-to, Pompomania, Quadrille books, SewYeah.co.uk, sneak-peak
Posted in love'it&covet, needle&thread | 1 Comment »

A free project from the new craftastic Pompomania!

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As promised in our last post, the lovely folks at Quadrille and craft author Christine Leech have kindly provided a wonderful sneak-peak at one of my favourite projects from the book: the beautiful blush-kissed pear!

Pompomania Pears Project

NICE PEAR
This pompom pear is unbelievably tactile. It looks best when trimmed hard, so do not be afraid to go at it with the scissors.

YOU WILL NEED
– DK-weight acrylic yarn in the following colours: pomegranate, shrimp, meadow, lime, walnut;
– 7cm (2 ¾ in) and 9cm  (3 ½ in) diameter pompom makers;
– Scissors;
– Glue gun;

STEP ONE: For lower part, using a 9cm (3 ½ in) maker, wind 100 wraps of pomegranate in a wedge, leaving one quarter of maker empty at both RHE and LHE.

Pompomania Pears Project HOW-TO
STEP 2: Wind 20 wraps of pomegranate and shrimp together over previous layer, covering wedge.

Pompomania Pears Project HOW-TO
STEP 3: Wind 30 wraps of shrimp and meadow together over previous layer.

Pompomania Pears Project HOW-TO
STEP 4: Wind 15 wraps of shrimp, meadow and lime together over previous layer.

Pompomania Pears Project HOW-TO
STEP 5: Wind 20 wraps of meadow and lime to fill gaps at each edge, then 50 of meadow and lime to fill maker.

Pompomania Pears Project HOW-TO
STEP 6: To finish, fill other half of maker with meadow and lime. Complete pompom and remove it from maker.

STEP 7: For top, using a 7cm (2 ¾ in) maker, wind 40 wraps of shrimp, meadow and lime across three quarters.

Pompomania Pears Project HOW-TO
STEP 8: Fill maker with 120 wraps of meadow and lime. To finish, fill other half of maker with meadow and lime.

Pompomania Pears Project HOW-TO
STEP 9: Complete pompom using three strands of walnut to tie it together. Remove it from maker.

Pompomania Pears Project HOW-TO
STEP 10: Trim flat base of smaller and top and base of larger pompom. Fix together, matching speckled areas.

Pompomania Pears Project HOW-TO
STEP 11: Trim the pompoms into a neat pear shape. Keep trimming until you are happy with the shape.

Pompomania Pears Project HOW-TO
STEP 12: For the stalk, plait the three walnut strands together for 3–4cm (1 ¼ – 1 ½ in). Knot and trim.

This is so easy and such a knockout addition to any fruit bowl!

Pompomania Pears Project

Thanks again to Christine and Quadrille for letting us share this!

For more fabulous pomprojects, order (UK) or pre-order (USA & Canada):
Pompomania: how to make over 20 cute and characterful pompoms, by Christine Leech, shot by Joanna Henderson. Published by Quadrille

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OUR MAIN MANIA OF LATE


2016
04.07

Tags: Christine Leech, Craft book, Pompomania, Pompoms
Posted in love'it&covet, paper&ink | 1 Comment »

The high priestess of craft sets her sights on world pompomination…

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Social Nesting superfriend, craft diva and all-round ace Christine Leech is at it again with yet another tome to add to our craft library.

Pompomania by Christine Leech

Get your cheer on for Pompomania: how to make over 20 cute and characterful pompoms.
Shot by the talented Joanna Henderson and published by craft champions Quadrille, it is currently available in the UK, and available to pre-order in the US and Canada.

Pompomania by Christine Leech

Christine provides her usual thorough basic principles, fun alternatives and great tips to make these projects even a novice could tackle with some confidence…

Pompomania by Christine Leech

…and the finished projects are a fantastic mix of simple techniques that produce stunning effects, to more advanced and dramatic takes on pompoming. Just check out the pear and sushi above to be blown away.

Christine and the folks at Quadrille have kindly provided a sneak-peek how-to which I will be sharing on Monday, so get your pompoming arm in shape this weekend!

And if the cover doesn’t make you want to get pompoming, nothing ever will.

Pompomania by Christine Leech

Pompomania: how to make over 20 cute and characterful pompoms, by Christine Leech, shot by Joanna Henderson. Published by Quadrille
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