Mine is an oval.
How to make a round pom pom rug.
If you want to make the rug even more durable use a double layer of the non slip mat.
How to make a pom pom rug.
Repeat with the remaining yarn to make lots and lots of pom poms.
Tie the pom poms onto the mat using the strings then tie every 2 pom poms together to make them more secure and durable.
It will make tying a lot slower and harder though.
Make a boatload of pom poms.
Pom pom rug using my hands how to.
Cut your rug pad into the size and shape you d like your rug to be.
If you want a round pom pom rug mark it out with a pen first.
Doubling up your string will reinforce your pom poms and keep them from falling apart.
1 if the one you find is too big you can always cut it down to size.
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.
When you are trimming your pom poms leave the string tail nice and long.
Click here for a pom pom tutorial diy pom pom rug tutorial.
For our rug we made about 150 pom poms.
Check out my full pom pom tutorial make sure that you leave the tails of the yarn you re tying around the pom pom yarn pretty long.
Overall i used about 90 bundles and tied the bundles in a 8 8 grid.
It will be used to make the pom poms 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.
Step one using the scissors cut the mesh to the size you would like the rug to be.
Step two ensure that the pom poms you have made will have two long strands and then using the crochet hook pull each side through step three.
Don t tie too tight though or you might break the mat.
Around 2 3 per skein roll.
The tails will attach our pom to the rug backing.
The pom poms will be tied to this to form the rug itself.
In this video i m going to tell you step by step tutorial to show you how to make pompoms and use them to make a rug.
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.
The bigger the rug the more yarn you ll need.