How to Make Woolen Pompoms with Laura Fetterley and Rajiv Surendra

[@grason9418]

Thank you Rajiv for showing us all of these amazing crafts. As a young man (18) in this world, I find myself so... unfulfilled and different. I hate social media and don't particularly like computers. I like arts and crafts, animals, and so on, and I often feel very alienated from my peers. You showed me that I can do traditional crafts, things that are now predominantly done by older women, and not be thought of negatively. In fact, I can be a man that cleans my sink, oils my wicker baskets, writes in cursive and goes antiquing. And even if I am different, I am still valued by society. Reading all of these comments about people that appreciate you so much (including me) has given me hope that I can be appreciated, too. I never had a male role model in my life until now. I strive to be a good host to my guests and learn valuable, old world skills. I have just began living on my own for the first time, and your skills and advice have drastically improved my life. I cannot thank you enough, you have influenced me in the most positive way. I can only hope that you continue to make videos for years to come.

[@rajivsurendra]

Hi Grason, thank you for your lovely message. As I read, I felt as though you were describing a younger me. A vital thing I learned, that really changed my life, is that the only person that I should seek validation from, to be valued, is myself...not society. Keep the ole pecker up, as my Irish friends say ;-)

[@eily_b]

Never let society change you, Grason. I think you also may like the Gentleman's Gazette over here on yt as well as Kaleb from Wyse Guide (gardening and cooking). And I am sure you will find people of your age group that have different interests too. 🙂

[@macoeur1122]

I totally appreciate you and everyone like you. Yes I probably fit into the "older woman" category...but that just means I'm "wise enough" to know quality people when I see them. :)

[@treemerryweather]

I am very happy to read your comment. I'm 73 and by the time I was 6 I realized how divergent I was from the rest of the people around me. I could have folded into myself and imploded but I chose differently. Trust your instinct and let joy be your guide. There is unbelievable power in being the creator of your life 💙💚💙

[@antoniafoster8264]

Beautifully written and I’m sure your comment made Rajiv smile. I don’t know you, but I’m proud of you. This world needs more Rajiv’s and more people like you. Rajiv has changed a lot of us. I’m in my 50’s and I’m still learning. Rajiv has taught me to see and think about things differently, big and small. Take care. ♥️

[@kristinej.9599]

I can't believe I just watched 42 minutes and five seconds of pom-pom-making (and I will never be making a pom-pom) and enjoyed every minute of it!

[@antoniafoster8264]

Me too. 😊

[@saracalderon7056]

And me

[@winsome6705]

Lol Make a pom pom ❤

[@Idahadleyart]

Me as well 😂

[@colleenbutler120]

Same!

[@6moonsofsaturn]

Just when I thought it couldn't get any better, he brings out the perfectly organized, precious sewing box.

[@robinmp3841]

with needles and artifacts inside!❤

[@brokenmolar]

I would really love a sewing box tour!

[@6moonsofsaturn]

@@brokenmolar omg yessss

[@reallyaprilstarr]

I knoooowwww…. 🤯

[@ritabutler1951]

Oh no. Can we stand that level of perfection? If you want to see another thing of perfection, Yeung Man Cooking’s spice cabinet.

[@יולהוייסבלך]

What I love most about your content is your ability to turn simple topics into dramatic ones. Only you can make a 40 minute video about pom poms. I say these words to you with great respect and appreciation.

[@mpalmer8449]

Vain is good! You should always love yourself!

[@rebeccadelbridge2998]

I dont think they mentioned it, but the pom poms were also for sailors. They provided protection when they were always bumping their heads on the ships rafters, and in confined spaces. Very useful indeed.

[@peggyseabrun4829]

Aww, the floofiest pompom is adorable

[@joycedavis9996]

Rajiv’s sewing box is a life goal🥰

[@jenjiveg2595]

I just figured out why I love Rajiv’s videos. He’s like Mr. Rogers for adults. Kind, fascinated with everything new, and a little goofy (in the best way)

[@jazzythecat2020]

The look on Prince‘s face at the end of the video made me giggle so much that I felt like a child again. Pure joy.

[@akosuakoranteng3327]

Ah I love this- i used to make these as a kid, it was the only toys we had! Lovely reminder!

[@lesliemacdonald7976]

Love the video and the comments here! I am inspired to make decorations out of pompoms when I return to the elementary school where I work in the fall. Many kids at this school , who all have social emotional problems, absolutely love yarn projects. The fact that they see no one doing this kind of activity means that boys now no longer view it as "women's work" as they would have when I was young. It's so calming for them. Schools just haven't progressed to the point where they would make this a regular part of the day. I hope someday it's part of eery school's curriculum because its a life skill -- and because its fun!

[@katieharten8667]

Thank you once again Rajiv for reminding us of simple, fulfilling and wholesome pursuits. I teach a design class in Australia and we are exploring how an understanding of materiality impacts the items we design, make and use - you have become a valuable, inspiring and exemplary case study :)

[@peggyseabrun4829]

I'm what I call a dabbler, lol. I'm of the if you can't find it make it variety. I have no formal training per se and when asked how I came up with designs / ideas I always say play with the material you intend to use, see what it can and cannot do. I think your subject area is quite interesting.

[@robinguerra376]

Beautiful! I now know what I can do with the yarn I've had in my possession for 46 years.. I still have the last yarn that my mother was crocheting with before she died suddenly when I was 13. I can make a bowl of beautiful pompoms!

[@rmv2982]

If you’re thinking “how could I need a 42 minute and five second video about pom-poms”, well… Welcome to the weirdly specific, curious, niche world of Rajiv. 👏🏻 PS- would love to be able to purchase printables/instructions from a tutorial like this. ❤

[@ldm7770]

Thanks for the memory lane! My grandma made those for all the hats she'd knit for us kids 😊 You can DOUBLE up the yarn for a faster progress!

[@AD-yk7mf]

Really loved the Prince cameo. He's the ultimate poof ball. His portrait behind the perfect backdrop ❤️

[@janettegodfrey7092]

When I was a new baby, nearly 60 years ago, my parents made me a pompom ball to play with, out of multicoloured scraps of wool. It was huge (about 10 inches across), soft, and light, and brilliant. And it lasted through two other baby siblings. Thanks for this!

[@reallyaprilstarr]

You two are delightful together. Isn’t found family wonderful? ❤

[@guywolff]

That was wonderful and makes so much sense .I will never look at a pom pom in the same way again.I just love when you two get together . What a perfect Pom Pom at the end of such a special color and size .Prince was like a fire work at the end.

[@CarolineErbArt]

I clicked on this video randomly out of sheer curiosity about how a video on pompoms could be over 40 minutes. I’m only 3 minutes in and I am already hooked. This is everything I didn’t know I wanted!

[@lisaray9404]

Thank you for the video and the pom-pom tutorial! I adore the gray hat you knitted! You rock it well! Thank you Laura for showing us the way to make the pom-pom tool. This was great! Thank you again! Take care and be safe! 😊💖🙏

[@jimhughes659]

Love these videos. Those small stork scissors are an old English design. They were originally intended for doctors/midwives who used them to cut umbilical cords.

[@woin9361]

The bone crochet hook? The brass needle case? The delicately ornamented lacquered sewing box? What a true pleasure

[@lindajanke6194]

I love everything you've shown us. Keep them coming. A vain person would not do all the sharing you do with others. A video I would love for you to do, is how your beautiful bracelets were made. I assume they are Sri Lakan or Indian. Please don't stop! Your videos are calming and inspiring.

[@leesareize1864]

I remember learning to make these as a child and we used different coins for the inside circles. Funny the things you remember 50 years later. Thanks Rajiv for bringing back wonderful memories.

[@solulacia]

I was eight years old and one afternoon my mom told me we would make a little chicken. As I made the pompon I was completley absorbed but couldnt understand how this circle filling would become a yellow chick. I kept asking her if it was done or not while she was knitting something else. Keep going she said. Finally I felt it was magic when my mom took the scissors and showed me how to make the pom pom. Then we glued a beak and eyes and feet and it was wonderful. I made a few more for gifts to my friends, but completely forgot about them after a while. With your video I remembered that magical and calm afternoon with my mom. Thank you.

[@MagisterialVoyager]

This is too cute. I'm screaming. This is the cutest thing ever. Bravo, Laura and Rajiv and team!!!

[@jilluk27]

What a treat to watch it to the end and to see Princey - the world's biggest real live pompom ! Thank you Rajiv and Laura for a delightful Sunday morning treat!

[@antoniafoster8264]

The concentration and sparkle in Rajiv’s eyes makes me smile. 😊

[@acesarato]

Prince was the pom-pom cherry on the cake! I learnt to make pom-poms from my grandma 50 years ago with the exact same technique! Bravo Rajiv and Laura for reviving these great crafting skills. Always looking forward to your videos 😊

[@janinafisher101]

I really laughed out loud when you brought the "floofiest, biggest pompom" out at the end! What a fluff-ball! You and Laura are quite a team. Like Laura, I learned how to make pom poms when I was in school. Not sure whether one of the other students showed us or whether it was a teacher. We used the exact same method, except we used a darning needle to put the yarn around the centre of the yarn BEFORE cutting it. But looks like Laura's method works just fine. It's so fun to have two Canucks talking about toques! Nope, the Americans don't have a clue about toques, but you just taught a bunch of them! And it was funny at one point to hear Laura say "C'est ca." (Haven't figured out how to get a cedilla on this computer.) Such common Canadianisms! I'd have fun hanging out with you two... nerds indeed! LOL.

[@lovelyday04]

Princey is so adorably fluffy!! I enjoyed watching this, and he was the grand finale!

[@vivianzuniga8814]

Vain? I disagree! I love to watch your videos. The simple beautiful antique pieces you have and live and USE, just thrills me. Your love for pieces and the way you appreciate your things is wonderful. I get so excited when you put out a new video! And your ability to write so perfectly with chalk is amazing!!!

[@juliabinford6500]

Yes, the floofiest Pom Pom at the end was, indeed, the best:) I doubt I’ll ever make a Pom Pom, but I loved watching! Thanks.

[@antoniafoster8264]

Mesmerizing, but I also laughed. Really good friends that will do and enjoy anything together.

[@courtneyinsea]

I aspire to find friends who I can sit and make pompoms with 🥰

[@claremiller9979]

Find a local community center or cafe that does craft mornings, at my one you can BYO craft and meet lots of lovely people (mostly old ladies but I'm in my late 30s and go when I can, and met some younger people too). It is very nice to do craft with others.

[@flatcreek4665]

Nice video as usual! My eye keeps going to the flower arrangement that you made several videos ago. 😀

[@traceybradshaw]

I have wonderful memories of my grandmother teaching me to make pom-poms many (many) years ago using exactly this method. Over the years I’ve tried all sorts of gadgets and tools that are supposed to make pom-pom making faster and easier, but none of them make pom-poms as well as the simple cardboard rings (which we used to cut from cereal boxes).

[@figtreemom3839]

I made these yesterday after watching your video with my 6yo twin girls and little 2 yo, they absolutely loved the process and felt so proud of their Pom poms. They enjoyed playing with tHem too. ❤

[@amyeaton4467]

Such perfect timing. I finished knitting a hat this weekend and it needed a pompom. I made a perfect Pom Pom today and it looks great on the hat! Thank you so much for the tutorial!

[@barbiedoll6530]

Anyone who said that to you Rajiv is a coward. Your channel is a breath of fresh air to this world! Keep doing what you are doing!!!

[@woin9361]

This was very relaxing 😊 I just finished cleaning my apartment and I needed something creatively nourishing. I was given a Japanese Clover pom-pom maker from someone giving one away online and I love putting them on gift wrapping 😃 everyone tells me that they kept the pom-pom after unwrapping the presents

[@johannechampagne7332]

Canada, elementary school… every Friday afternoon we had art. Our teacher arranged for one or other of the moms to come in to teach us a skill like crochet or knitting or papier maché… so much fun. Your videos remind me of that. You may enjoy knowing the word we used for a needle case, étui. You don’t have to be French to call it that.

[@ellenlockhart4494]

This video is a delight, even though I silently screamed when Laura used her stork embroidery shears to cut cardboard. Aacckk!! Luckily, these shears are still on the market. I have had my left-handed sewing and pinking shears for about 50 years.

[@tammyharris11]

How sweet. We need a whole lot more of Rajiv in the world.

[@sandradbecker4078]

LOVE this video! Will be making many pompoms the correct way now! I never knew why they didn´t come out the way they should. I´m 63 and will be making many, many, pompoms! Thank you sooooooo much! So much fun. And...... how gorgeous is Princy!!! Just a big, wonderful, fluff ball! Makes you want to hug it to bits! Thank you for it all!

[@debcarroll8192]

I completely agree with your "random tangent," Rajiv. I try not to bring anything into my home that is not as ornamental as it is useful, so most of my things are antique and/or handmade. I have those same stork scissors. It was such a pleasure to meet your friend Laura and her dog, Prince!

[@angelahagood3639]

You guys are such a joy! Your voice impressions…hilarious!😂 How fortunate to have a crafting friend! The music in the background is so relaxing. 💆🏻 I’ve made Pom-poms, but never like this! Wow! I even enjoyed seeing your sewing box. I thought my grandmother’s sewing box held great treasures and secrets. She had a tiny, tiny envelope full of various colors of threads that were only a couple of inches long. On the side she had written, “Thread too small to use.” She saved EVERYTHING! Thank you for this and every episode you share! You are a treasure!

[@rbrown6476]

Thanks Rajiv. I love your videos - they’re so inspiring and informative without being shouty or bossy! I feel as though I’ve just spent an afternoon with a friend, sharing and chatting. It’s so helpful to those of us who live alone and like to have creative things to watch. I don’t see anything ‘vain’ in your videos. I think perhaps that commentator was just not on our wavelength - he/she could go watch something else!!! There’s plenty of rubbish to choose from. 😂 And leave us free to enjoy your wholesome and beautiful videos without shame ❤❤❤

[@roxydus3746]

I can’t believe you made an over 40 minutes video about doing a Pompom which usually can be made in 15 minutes…. So look here every influencer out there … this is how content should be made! 🎉 enjoyed every minute ❤

[@vernonbrana8205]

I have no plans making pompoms but I know when Rajiv is posting a video, I will be happy. Plus a face on the Laura who bought the Chippendale's mirror Rajib made and gave it to him. Treasure.

[@cynthiakammann7368]

My Polish Aunt Sophie, in the 1940's, patented a pom pom maker that was bought by a knitting company and sold in stores for many years, something similar to those rings, I believe. (Details long lost to not well recorded family history) But, I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Thank you both!

[@RetroWykopaliska]

Rajiv I think that you are the only person in the world who can creat 40 minutes vid about pompoms and make me want to watch and creat a lot of pompoms for myself just for fun. Thank you for that and for reminding us the value of friendship- I mean it's so touching to see you and Laura together. All the best to Laura and to you, of course. And what an ending ❤

[@ermeeleer]

Geez I was expecting a fun how to… 5 mins in I get a mini history lesson on the pompom too? It never crossed my mind to think about where pompoms came from… Oof amazing as always 💯 and of course that would be his sewing box 😂 everything he has is so ornate and beautiful ❤️

[@claremiller9979]

I love how much you love things - learning things, making things, spending time with your dear friend making things. And yes pom poms are a fabulous kids craft. I already knew how to make them but I watched anyway because you are so delightful it makes me want to cry.

[@AB.926]

So glad I watched it till the end. The last pompom is the best 😭😭😭

[@ranji8084]

Wow Laura and Rajiv. Thank you sharing this video of how to make Woolen pompoms. Always a learning process with all of your Videos Rajiv. 🤗

[@micheler16]

Oh my goodness, love your floof! The pompom Laura made for your cap was perfect.

[@midlifemom5829]

So needed this video to help my anxiety and stress! Bless you Rajiv🙏

[@sandrinedurand3203]

Rajiv, let your vanity flag fly and Laura, you are a lovely foil to Rajiv. I enjoyed this more than I thought I would because of your presentation.

[@micheledau1294]

You're videos are just fantastic-your humor is the topper!

[@thereseno]

Beautiful. I can almost feel how soft your cap is. Rajiv, your "knitting cabinet" is quite like the footed one I have from my great great Uncle William who came from Manchester, England. I've never seen another one.

[@felixkimani5375]

Rajiv makes everything look so interesting.

[@dianeb95]

I was just thinking the other night about making pompoms with my granddaughters who are 4 & 6 years old, using my vast stash of yarn! Great timing for this video! Also, I discovered a silver spoon in a stash of old cutlery from my grandmother, buried in a storage bin. I immediately thought of your video about silver, so I cleaned it up & decided to use it as my special spoon! 😄

[@lissarice1876]

You guys are nuts. And why am I smiling so much? I have made amateur pom poms, can't wait to make professional ones. Love it!

[@rubysmith8818]

I love the ending of this video! Prince and the regal music put a smile on my face.

[@s4segnoray]

Well thank God people like you and Rajiv still exist! All good wishes to you, my dear. Namaste from India❤

[@johannechampagne7332]

Your videos light up my day. Thanks for sharing these skills. ❤️

[@taina313]

That last Pom Pom is my favorite 🐶

[@kathiekelleher5401]

Rajiv-could you please direct us to the pattern that you used for your gorgeous knitted hat? I’d spend a year knitting something that wonderful❤Laura’s Pom Pom was the “cherry” on top 👍🏼

[@theresacortez1374]

I’d like the hat pattern too 😊

[@HilsenNeela]

u guys are def going to heaven

[@torontocan]

Absolutely intriguing video. I didn’t think anything of pompoms before viewing this video. History behind the simplest things we take for granted that I learn from each of your videos. I rewound this video to take in all the fascinating facts behind pompoms.

[@jaydenhartlillard]

Great video! And the camera work was improved as well - with lots of close-ups when you guys were working on fiddly, detailed steps -- loved it!

[@freedomwalkerpeace3727]

You can't get more "fluffie than Princie" . Now I know how to make the best Pompoms for my projects. Thanks

[@jasminvomwalde7497]

Dear Rajiv, Will you take us to Pioneer Village one day? Cheers, Jasmin

[@jasminvomwalde7497]

I looooove pom poms ❤ Making them, playing around with them, wearing them ☺️

[@maralavern]

Loved this! So therapeutic and relaxing. Also a bonus with Prince at the end. ❤❤❤

[@gomargarita]

Rajiv and Laura, that was pure joy! Rockin’ pompoms! Well done everyone behind the scenes too! Thank you!❤

[@BrokenToyGoddess]

I will be making my own today. This was perfect to watch on Saturday morning with my coffee.

[@nervends]

Utterly delightful. Thank you, both of you. All three of you, actually.

[@jaxstorey6734]

That. Was. AWESOME! I haven't made a pompom since I was a little girl, so this really takes me back. I think I'm-a gonna do some playing with making some!

[@sparklingfay]

I kinda knew how to do pompoms, which we call ‘Bommel’ in Austrian German, but I’m very grateful for all that pro hints! Thank you Laura! I love the biggest living one in the end😂❤. Actually we named our well-nourished cuddly tomcat Bommel . Oh, and we also have such beautiful bird scissors like Laura does.

[@agnieszkakowalska9658]

I love the energy you and Laura have together. A joy to watch! 😊

[@lenkapa6333]

Great energy and joy from the two/three🐶of you! Thank you ❤

[@Coco-rw2qx]

What I love about you is how you romance the ordinary things in life 💕

[@lissarice1876]

Love your sewing box. ❤

[@ritaderuysscher3535]

Such a timely video since I am about set to make pompoms for a scarf I knitted for my grand-daughter and I needed a little refresher as I haven’t made pompoms in decades. What fun this 42 minute video was too! Hopefully we’ll see your friend Laura in another video again as she is delightful. Btw, I had to laugh when you were both talking about tuques, and I had no idea that Americans didn’t know what a tuque was. 😊 it’s a french word but its meaning (a winter hat, usually knitted and adorned with a pompom) originated in French Canada and then spread to the rest of Canada. It is often spelled differently depending where you are in the country. So there you go, a little history on our very Canadian tuque (or toque, or touque 😉). Greetings from a slightly snowy Ottawa 🇨🇦 where tuques are now the accessory du jour

[@sandrabrown6326]

Love your friendship. Enjoyed the video.

[@colorful_may]

I remember making pom poms in kindergarten, not more then 5 years old. I just got the idea, it could be fun to make pom poms for Christmas decorations maybe 😊 loved the vid! Thank you!❤

[@bethwitschey5046]

Y'all are my kind of nerds!

[@paolaoliva9790]

I used to make them as a kid and liked to wear them on my skates. Memories!

[@abigailh4109]

Thanks for such a fun video! I definitely have to try making pompoms. Laura is a great Teacher. 😊

[@rajivsurendra]

Laura is one of my favorite people to learn things from...she's so clear when relaying instructions and she can anticipate where the novice is going to make a mistake before it happens.

[@maria-josebaur1477]

Love it. I use to love making pom poms when I was a child. I use to mix and match different colours and make the most colourful pom pom. Your lost 'huge' pom pom is the most beautiful one.🥰

[@catherinepantsios7920]

Who would have thought that watching someone make a pompom could be so utterly absorbing, to say nothing of suspenseful!

[@sunnymountainhoneyfountain]

Well that video was just delightful through and through and finished with the bestest pom pom of them all, Prince. ♥︎ Plus it was nice to finally see you in the beautiful hat you knit, you look so good in it!

[@ubetchaslots]

So jelly of Erica. She gets to sit next to, hang out and craft w Rajiv! Ugh u know he cooks for her too lol I play I play. Lucky gal to be in the same league as Rajiv 💌💌🐸🦎🐲🐉💚💛🧡🤍💗💕🤗

[@eily_b]

These pompons are definitely on another level as the ones you can make with the plastic pompon makers. I made some pompoms but never knew that they can be made until the hole in the middle is filled. Makes really velvety pompons.Thank you, Laura! ❤ You can also google for pompom templates if you are unsure about the scale.

[@jacquelinemcgowan8164]

We made pompoms has kids, my mum was a knitter, we would watch telly and carry on another day, brought back lovely memories thankyou for sharing ❤❤❤

[@connieorida63]

YOU ARE THE BEST I AM A BIG FAN FROM CANADA. THANK YOU.

[@rebeccabexar9363]

everything is so beautiful, the hat, sewing kit, needle case and pompoms. there is nothing like this when I go junking. It was to wild west. I would still like to see a video on calligraphy.