How To Make A Pon Pom Rug
Pom pom rugs can add some color and softness to any room in your house.
How to make a pon pom rug. When you re starting to get close to having enough to cover your rug pad begin tying them on using the tails from creating the pom poms. This will all make more sense with the instruction booklet that s included in the kit. I used 180 pom poms for my 18 20 rug but my pom poms weren t very big. Lay them out and admire some more.
Well here is a diy pom pom rug tutorial that will make you realise how easy it is to make a rug by yourself. Since it is the holiday season consider making some of these pom pom rugs not just for yourself but for family and friends as well. For our rug we made about 150 pom poms. When you are trimming your pom poms leave the string tail nice and long.
Don t tie too tight though or you might break the mat. Enjoy your soft colorful beautiful rug. The tails will attach our pom to the rug backing. Since i had already begun making the pom pom rug according to that diagram i decided i would continue with that style of difference sized pom pom s and use them in a rectangle.
They can be personalized to match your decor. It s helpful to lay out the rug liner and arrange the finished pom poms on top of it to gauge how many you will need to make. And the good news is you can do it even while watching your favourite tv show supplies you need to make this diy pom pom rug. 1 if the one you find is too big you can always cut it down to size.
Repeat with the remaining yarn to make lots and lots of pom poms. Attach all of the the pom poms to the rug liner by tying the tails of yarn around the mesh. The bigger the rug the more yarn you ll need. Around 2 3 per skein roll.
I hope you had fun making this simple diy rug project. Overall i used about 90 bundles and tied the bundles in a 8 8 grid. Yeah you need some patience to do it as this one took me a few hours to complete. Tie the pom poms onto the mat using the strings then tie every 2 pom poms together to make them more secure and durable.
If you want to make the rug even more durable use a double layer of the non slip mat. Doubling up your string will reinforce your pom poms and keep them from falling apart. It will be used to make the pom poms for the rug. Make even more pom poms.