How To Make A Pom 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.

How to make a pom pom rug.

Attach all of the the pom poms to the rug liner by tying the tails of yarn around the mesh. The tails will attach our pom to the rug backing. When you are trimming your pom poms leave the string tail nice and long. 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.

Tie the pom poms onto the mat using the strings then tie every 2 pom poms together to make them more secure and durable. Thumbs up if you would like to try this. I even got some of mine in a different country to make some and hand them over at the last family meet up. Don t tie too tight though or you might break the mat.

Lay them out and admire some more. I had so much fun making this rug and my dog seems to love it. Make your own pom poms if you are making any pom poms for your rug you will need the next 10 steps. Repeat with the remaining yarn to make lots and lots of pom poms.

The bigger the rug the more yarn you ll need. I used 180 pom poms for my 18 20 rug but my pom poms weren t very big. 1 if the one you find is too big you can always cut it down to size. 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.

Also if you use the harder plastic rug for backing it won t fray as much. To keep the backing from fraying you can use duct tape. Around 2 3 per skein roll. You can also get the whole family in on it.

Make even more pom poms. For our rug we made about 150 pom poms. No matter the skill level each family member will be able to make a pom pom for the rug. 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.

Be sure to check thrift stores and second hand stores for lower prices. It will be used to make the pom poms for the rug. Overall i used about 90 bundles and tied the bundles in a 8 8 grid. Affiliate links anti slip rug pad.

The pom poms will be tied to this to form the rug itself. 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. 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.

If you are just using pre made pom poms you can skip ahead.