How To Make A Rug Out Of Yarn Pom Poms

1 if the one you find is too big you can always cut it down.

How to make a rug out of yarn pom poms.

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. Be sure to check thrift stores and second hand stores for lower prices. 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. After you have created the pom poms it is time to attach them to the rug pad.

The bigger the rug the more yarn you ll need. Make a cardboard pom pom maker. Around 2 3 per skein roll. You will create a lot of yarn confetti when trimming the pom poms so spread out newspaper or have a paper grocery bag handy to trim the pom poms over.

You need to make sure of a few things before an attempt to clean your rug. Make sure you use acrylic yarn to make your diy rug or at least something that is 100 washable. It will be used to make the pom poms for the rug. Cut a rectangle of cardboard about 3 5 x 5.

This tutorial will show you how to make a yarn pom pom. Starting with the first one in the corner of the rug take the long ends of the yarn that you used to tie off the pom pom and push them through the mesh of the rug pad. To keep the backing from fraying you can use duct tape.