How To Make A Wool Pom Pom Rug

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

How to make a wool pom pom rug.

I used 180 pom poms for my 18 20 rug but my pom poms weren t very big. Tie once then pull the rolls out. Yeah you need some patience to do it as this one took me a few hours to complete. If you are just using pre made pom poms you can skip ahead.

Tie the pom poms onto the mat using the strings then tie every 2 pom poms together to make them more secure and durable. You can also get the whole family in on it. Doubling up your string will reinforce your pom poms and keep them from falling apart. Now tie even tighter with the rolls out.

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. You ll also need to trim to they re about the same length. Now with your scissors snip through the loops around the whole pom pom. You can place it at the door step bathroom nursery or your bedroom to give your feet a delicate touch.

But don t get too ocd. The tails will attach our pom to the rug backing. If you want to make the rug even more durable use a double layer of the non slip mat. But leave the long strings don t snip them.

Also if you use the harder plastic rug for backing it won t fray as much. This tutorial will show you how to make a yarn pom pom. 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. 22 ways to make a pom pom rug upgrade the look of your interiors by designing a puffy rug using colorful handmade pompoms.

By making a pom pom rug you are using up scraps of wool left over from other crafts. 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. Cut another piece of string and weave it through both of the rolls so it wraps around the whole thing. This one above was for a smaller pom pom the rolls below are for a larger one.

To keep the backing from fraying you can use duct tape. No matter the skill level each family member will be able to make a pom pom for the rug. Make your own pom poms if you are making any pom poms for your rug you will need the next 10 steps. Now tie even tighter with the rolls out.

When you make your pom poms make sure you cut a nice long piece of string and double it up to wrap around the center. You ll need them to tie the pom pom to the rug mat. I even got some of mine in a different country to make some and hand them over at the last family meet up.