How To Make A Pom Pom Rug Without A Mat

The pom poms themselves are not difficult especially if you use a pom pom maker and attaching them to the mat is pretty easy.

How to make a pom pom rug without a mat. 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. I ve met some pretty amazing and talented 10 year olds who can knit up a storm and i know they could do a great job with this project and i know a few 16 year olds who would start the project with gusto and never finish it. Make your own pom poms if you are making any pom poms for your rug you will need the next 10 steps. Wrap the yarn around your palm approximately 120 times.

No matter the skill level each family member will be able to make a pom pom for the rug. You can also get the whole family in on it. If you want to make the rug even more durable use a double layer of the non slip mat. It will make tying a lot slower and harder though.

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. Overall i used about 90 bundles and tied the bundles in a 8 8 grid. This will all make more sense with the instruction booklet that s included in the kit. So let s see how to make a pom pom.

First we are going to make several pom poms which we will tie up to the mat later. Carefully remove it from your palm without unwrapping. By making a pom pom rug you are using up scraps of wool left over from other crafts. Tie the pom poms onto the mat using the strings then tie every 2 pom poms together to make them more secure and durable.

Learn how to make a shaggy rug if you don t get a mat mesh watch this video to see how you can make shaggy rug without mat mesh https. If you are just using pre made pom poms you can skip ahead.