DIY pompom carpet

Recently, various handmade items have become very popular in interior design. It's beautiful, stylish and fashionable. You can make such an element with your own hands, or you can purchase it from needlewomen. Let's look at how to make carpets from pompoms with your own hands, this will be a mini master class. Your product will certainly turn out to be truly beautiful and unique. It’s worth stocking up on the necessary materials, inspiration, patience and you can safely get to work.

What materials will you need?

The main component when making a pompom rug will be soft yarn. Undoubtedly, every needlewoman has several skeins of yarn in her home chest, and if not, you can purchase them without any problems.  

REFERENCE. The combination of colors can be as different as you like, there are no restrictions. You can even create some kind of painting or funny animal. 

Prepare the following materials for work: 

• You will need yarn. The composition is not important.  

REFERENCE. You can use old knitted sweaters or other yarn items, they will need to be unraveled. The loose thread will turn out wavy, so it will need to be steamed. 

• The basis will be a carpet canvas, it can also be a tapestry fabric or a regular mesh for growing vegetables.If you wish, you can crochet a fillet mesh yourself. But it’s easier to buy a mesh, especially since it’s inexpensive. 
• You will need a template. To do this, prepare cardboard. 
• You will need a needle, scissors, a compass, a pen, and a crochet hook. 

This is a sample list that you can vary. For example, a compass can be replaced with a bowl or plate. 

Technique for creating balls for a rug 

There are different ways to make pompoms for rugs; consider a method using two circles cut out of cardboard. 

Algorithm of your actions: 

1. You need to prepare two cardboard blanks, as indicated in the photo. The radius of the bases should be selected depending on the desired size of the pompom. 
2. Place the two blanks together. 
3. Wrap a thread around them. Please note that the more yarn you wrap around the pieces. The more magnificent your pompom will be. 
4. Take small scissors and cut the thread along the side border. 
5. Pull the cardboard pieces apart a little. Be careful not to fray the yarn. 
6. Using another thread, tie the product in the middle. 
7. Remove the cardboard bases and straighten the resulting pompom. If necessary, trim it a little to length to straighten it out. 

Thus, it is necessary to make the required number of pompoms. 

Making a carpet from pompoms with your own hands

Before you start assembling such an unusual rug, you need to think about what shape it will be and what color it will be. The required number of balls and their color will depend on this. If you want to make a warmer rug, you can make an additional padding made of padding polyester. To do this, a double base is made into which the padding polyester is sewn. 

Pompom carpet step by step 

The rug assembly process consists of several stages: 

1. Use the thread you used to tie the pompom to tie it to the base. Do this gradually, tying one ball at a time. For convenience, you can use a large needle. 
2. When forming the product, sew the balls tightly to each other so that there are no gaps. This way you will make a dense base. 
3. When all the balls of thread are sewn on the wrong side, you need to tie them tightly and, if necessary, tuck them in. 
4. In order to make the wrong side beautiful, you can sew or glue a piece of fabric onto it. This could be old jeans or a T-shirt. 

By following the tips and recommendations given, you can easily create a unique interior element. The rug can be made small and placed near the bed, or you can make the product large. It all depends on your desire, patience and capabilities. You should definitely make such a rug for your children's room. After all, this is a bright decor that can be made in the form of a fairy-tale hero. Your child will certainly appreciate the efforts and will be delighted with such a new addition to his room.