How To Make A Pom Pom Yarn Rug

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How to make a pom pom yarn rug. 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. 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. 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.

If you want to make the rug even more durable use a double layer of the non slip mat. Making pom poms are easy. Mine is an oval. 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.

For our rug we made about 150 pom poms. The dollar tree non slip underlay that i used is 18 in by 28 in. Don t tie too tight though or you might break the mat. Create different colors of lines.

The bigger the rug the more yarn you ll need. Make flowers from different color yarns. You need to make sure of a few things before an attempt to clean your rug. It will be used to make the pom poms for the rug.

1 if the one you find is too big you can always cut it down. Other pom pom rug design ideas. 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. Make sure you use acrylic yarn to make your diy rug or at least something that is 100 washable.

Tie the pom poms onto the mat using the strings then tie every 2 pom poms together to make them more secure and durable. Around 2 3 per skein roll. Mix and match pastel colors with blue to create a coastal decor rug. Make a heart on the middle of the yarn rug.

The pom poms will be tied to this to form the rug itself. Make as many pom poms as possible. Make a boatload of pom poms. 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.

Cut your rug pad into the size and shape you d like your rug to be. If you are just using pre made pom poms you can skip ahead.