How To Make A Large Pom Pom Rug

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.

How to make a large pom pom rug.

After my diy weaving project i felt like i needed another challenge so i decided to tackle another large scale project that s been on my list a diy rug from scratch. 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. Doubling up your string will reinforce your pom poms and keep them from falling apart. Make your own pom poms if you are making any pom poms for your rug you will need the next 10 steps.

1 if the one you find is too big you can always cut it down to size. For our rug we made about 150 pom poms. Attach all of the the pom poms to the rug liner by tying the tails of yarn around the mesh. Our rug is 2 x 3 and 150 pompoms were used.

For our rug 35mm 45mm 65mm and 85mm sizes were used. Be sure to check thrift stores and second hand stores for lower prices. Plan for an average of 24 pompoms per square foot. The level of fluffiness depends on how thick and large you make the pom poms the thicker the fluffier.

Also if you use the harder plastic rug for backing it won t fray as much. To begin determine approximately how many pompoms are needed. 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. Around 2 3 per skein roll.

And you can make one too any size you want. When you are trimming your pom poms leave the string tail nice and long. Enjoy your soft colorful beautiful rug. They can be personalized to match your decor.

I made a huge diy rug 5 8 from scratch with just a handful of supplies. See more ideas about pom pom rug pom pom pom pom crafts. I desperately needed a new rug and i tirelessly searched for one that i absolutely loved that was also. I hope you had fun making this simple diy rug project.

To make your own rug just like mine you will most likely need up to 3 hours making the pom poms included but it s so easy and rewarding you ll want to make a bunch of these pretty rugs for your entire home. Repeat with the remaining yarn to make lots and lots of pom poms. The bigger the rug the more yarn you ll need. Pom pom rugs can add some color and softness to any room in your house.

A variety of sizes is essential to create a textural look for your rug. To keep the backing from fraying you can use duct tape. 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. It will be used to make the pom poms for the rug.

The tails will attach our pom to the rug backing. 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.