They are wanting to make a pom pom rug for their room.
Pom pom rug cardboard.
This one above was for a smaller pom pom the rolls below are for a larger one.
Pom rugs are super fluffy and very warm under the feet.
We now have a printable template for a 3inch and a 2 5inch pom pom as well as printable instructions over in the teacher s pay teacher s store hop over if you want to grab a copy.
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My oldest daughter plans on making a pom pom mini rug for her school locker.
Also if you use the harder plastic rug for backing it won t fray as much.
Cut another piece of string and weave it through both of the rolls so it wraps around the whole thing.
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.
But here is the disclaimer about these diy rugs the centers of each pom are pretty hard.
The fluffier you make your pom poms and the tighter you tie them off the harder they get.
A circle template eg a glass a small circle eg a coin pen scissors.
Click here for a pom pom tutorial diy pom pom rug tutorial.
To make the pom pom rug you are going to need the following items.
Now tie even tighter with the rolls out.
The outside of the pom pom is soft and fluffy but the inside is hard as a small marble.
Yarn wool or the desired colour.
Pom pom maker or cardboard pom pom maker.
A piece of cardboard.
If you want a round pom pom rug mark it out with a pen first.
Tie once then pull the rolls out.
March 22 2017 at 6 44 pm.
How to make a diy cardboard pom pom maker you will need.
Diy pom pom rug supplies yarn paper towel roll scissors non slip rug mat instructions making the pom poms cut the pape.
We liked the look of the rug to have different size pom poms.
This tutorial will show you how to make a yarn pom pom.
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.
Scrap cardboard the thicker and stronger the better.
You will need approximately 15 balls of wool to make the number of pom poms needed.
Non slip mesh rug liner cut to your desired size and shape ours was 2 x 3 rectangle tips before you get started.
The cardboard pom pom maker tends to get worn out during the pom pom making process so it s a good idea to have extra cardboard on hand so that you can make multiple pom pom makers in case one breaks.
Step one using the scissors cut the mesh to the size you would like the rug to be.
Wool colour and thickness of choice.
To keep the backing from fraying you can use duct tape.