Mine is an oval.
Diy yarn pom pom rug.
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.
Tie the pom poms onto the mat using the strings then tie every 2 pom poms together to make them more secure and durable.
I used 180 pom poms for my 18 20 rug but my pom poms weren t very big.
Secure the pom poms to the rug pad took me 3 days.
Cut in between the tied off section keeping the space on both sides of the tied section as even as possible.
This will ensure that your pom does not come apart in the wash.
Remove the hank from the chair legs and lay it on a table.
Chose the right mash mat.
How to make a pom pom rug.
With some pre made pom poms a bit of yarn for some custom ones and a rug mat you are in business to make this great pom pom rug.
Cut your rug pad into the size and shape you d like your rug to be.
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.
Make a boatload of pom poms.
If you want to make the rug even more durable use a double layer of the non slip mat.
Measure down the hank a couple of inches depending how big you want your pom poms to be and tie it off leaving the tails of yarn.
Don t tie too tight though or you might break the mat.
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Use blanket chenille yarn if you want you yarn rug super fluffy.
Do this all the way down the hank of yarn.
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If you have dogs you probably wish to choose a little darker color yarn.