Tsubasa Kuroda, a.k.a. trikotri was born in 1981 and graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts. She started working on pom-poms while working for a handicraft store. She won the first Handmade Award with her pom-pom animal brooch in 2014. She is now creating accessories and small handcrafts.
Praise for Pom Pom Animals: Pom poms. Colorful balls or tufts made of fiber. You will often see them with cheerleaders or on the top of a hat. With Pom Pom Animals beside you, however, you can change them into adorable animals. Bear, rabbit, sheep, cat, dog, squirrel, bird, lion and more. You can create over 40 kinds of animals with the easy-to-understand instructions and plentiful step-by-step photos. Wind the yarn around the pom pom maker, cut to shape the contour of the face, put ears, nose and eyes on it - and that's it! A realistic and cute pom pom animal is now with you. This book is sure to give all craft fans a new enjoyment of making pom poms. -- The Yarn Cafe Praise for trikotri: 'Heartwarming. Happy. Adorable.' Three words that come to the mind for Japanese maker Tsubasa Kuroda, or trikotri as she goes by online, in thinking about her specialty craft: pom-pom animals. Take a peek at her Instagram, and you'll see the collection of her charming critters-plump little parakeets, fluffy hedgehogs and house cats, and smiley Shiba Inus. And whether they're bundled in a basket or artfully pinned to a sweater lapel, the appeal of those furry faces is irresistible. What's more, they're soft-to-the-touch and meticulously detailed with eyes, nose, and needle-felted ears--making each one wearable as a brooch, too. -- Alexandra Churchill, MarthaStewart.com