How To Make A Rug Out Of Yarn Pom Poms

It will be used to make the pom poms for the rug.

How to make a rug out of yarn pom poms. After you have created the pom poms it is time to attach them to the rug pad. This tutorial will show you how to make a yarn pom pom. The bigger the rug the more yarn you ll need. Make sure you use acrylic yarn to make your diy rug or at least something that is 100 washable.

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. Around 2 3 per skein roll. To keep the backing from fraying you can use duct tape.

The thicker your yarn is the fluffier your pom poms will be. 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. Also if you use the harder plastic rug for backing it won t fray as much. Make a cardboard pom pom maker.

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. Cut a rectangle of cardboard about 3 5 x 5. Be sure to check thrift stores and second hand stores for lower prices.