Make Yarn Pom Pom Rug

Debbie and mark wolfe.

Make yarn pom pom rug.

The first step for making your own large pom is to grab 2 toilet paper rolls and while keeping them together wrap yarn around the rolls a bunch of times. The pom poms will be tied to this to form the rug itself. Use medium to. Also if you use the harder plastic rug for backing it won t fray as much.

Make sure you don t trim off the long tail the shorter you trim the yarn the more fluffy and ball shaped the pom pom will be. 1 if the one you find is too big you can always cut it down. This is an easy diy that will use up yarn stash in a heartbeat. I used 180 pom poms for my 18 20 rug but my pom poms weren t very big.

When you are making the pom poms you need to make sure to wrap your tie string around at least twice and really ratchet down and tighten as much as you can. For our rug we made about 150 pom poms. It s also a great way to add a bit of color and texture to a space without spending a lot of money. Make flowers from different color yarns.

To keep the backing from fraying you can use duct tape. Be sure to check thrift stores and second hand stores for lower prices. Create different colors of lines. Make as many pom poms as possible.

My rough estimate would be about 80 100 pom poms per square foot but this would depend on the size of the pomps you ll make. Other pom pom rug design ideas. Tie the pom poms onto the mat using the strings then tie every 2 pom poms together to make them more secure and durable. Make a heart on the middle of the yarn rug.

The bigger the rug the more yarn you ll need. It will be used to make the pom poms for the rug. Making pom poms are easy. If you want to make the rug even more durable use a double layer of the non slip mat.

Easy yarn pom pom rug use up yarn stash to make a fun colorful room accessory. Mix and match pastel colors with blue to create a coastal decor rug. Around 2 3 per skein roll. If you are just using pre made pom poms you can skip ahead.

Don t tie too tight though or you might break the mat.