How To Make A Pom Pom Yarn Rug

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How to make a pom pom yarn rug.

Other pom pom rug design ideas. You need to make sure of a few things before an attempt to clean your rug. The dollar tree non slip underlay that i used is 18 in by 28 in. Make your own pom poms if you are making any pom poms for your rug you will need the next 10 steps.

Around 2 3 per skein roll. You can also leave the pom pom untrimmed for more of a shag carpet look repeat with the remaining yarn to make lots and lots of pom poms. I used 180 pom poms for my 18 20 rug but my pom poms weren t very big. The bigger the rug the more yarn you ll need.

1 if the one you find is too big you can always cut it down. Mine is an oval. Make a boatload of pom poms. The pom poms will be tied to this to form the rug itself.

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. Make sure you use acrylic yarn to make your diy rug or at least something that is 100 washable. 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. Cut your rug pad into the size and shape you d like your rug to be.

If you want to make the rug even more durable use a double layer of the non slip mat. How to make a pom pom rug. Making pom poms are easy. However my pompom rug is turning into a bedspread for my granddaughter because she said that she was going to use the rug for a blanket.

Check out my full pom pom tutorial make sure that you leave the tails of the yarn you re tying around the pom pom yarn pretty long. Be sure to check thrift stores and second hand stores for lower prices. If you are just using pre made pom poms you can skip ahead. Make as many pom poms as possible.

For our rug we made about 150 pom poms. Don t tie too tight though or you might break the mat. Tie the pom poms onto the mat using the strings then tie every 2 pom poms together to make them more secure and durable. I wanted to make a larger rug so using 2 packages i cut the edges to make them even and then iknotted the two pieces together.

Mix and match pastel colors with blue to create a coastal decor rug. 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.