Rug from pompons: original comfort with your own hands (24 photos)

Needlework does not require large expenses, and a self-made rug of pompons is a confirmation of this. The product can be of any size and geometric shapes (square, rectangular, round, oval, triangular, curly). A lush and soft rug looks very original, shaped in the form of an animal, for example, a sheep, a leopard, a bear, a fox, a bunny, etc. The choice of option depends on the interior style and personal wishes of the performer.

The product, in addition to its intended purpose, has a decorative function and fits perfectly into the interior of any room. It can be an entrance hall, a bedroom, a cozy attic, a furnished loggia or a balcony. The original textile carpet can be laid on the terrace and in the bathroom or used as a cloak for a chair, armchair or sofa. Soft and pleasant to the touch, the product will look great near the crib.

What you need to have to make a rug from pompons?

If you decide to make a rug with your own hands, you will need the following materials:

• Thick yarn (synthetic, woolen, acrylic or cotton). It is also not necessary that the yarn is new; threads from loose things are quite suitable.
• Garbage bags of different colors can also be used to create pom-pom balls.

Before you begin to work, you need to prepare tools and fixtures. At hand should be:

• Scissors;
• Cardboard or thick paper - for a template;
• Pencil or pen;
• Knitting hook for drawing threads through the warp;
• Large needle ("gypsy") - for sewing ready-made pompons to the base;
• The material for the base is a textile (construction) mesh or tapestry cloth.

This is a standard set of devices and it is not required. Those who decide to make a soft rug on their own can use tools and accessories at their own discretion and from what is available.

For example, in order to make a template of the right size, you need a compass. But you can draw a circle of the outer and inner diameters on the cardboard with a cup or bottle of the appropriate parameters. The template is made depending on the desired size of the pompons, which can be either the same or different in size. The optimal outer diameter is 7-10 cm and internal 3-5 cm.

The process of making a rug from pompons

Before you make a rug of pompons, you need to develop a sketch, based on which approximate calculations of the material are made. Be sure to decide on the basis of the mat and the material for the pompoms. If you need a good bedding on the floor, then as a basis it is better to use a tapestry cloth, which has a good density compared to a textile net.

Woolen Carpet

To create such a product, a template consisting of two circles with a hole is taken. The larger the hole diameter, the denser the pompoms will turn out, as the required footage increases. The procedure for winding threads is quite simple:

• When applying each row, the thread is pulled through the hole.
• When the ring is completely wrapped, in the upper part (between two circles) the threads are cut with scissors.
• Cardboard circles are slightly pushed apart, and winding is pulled together in the center with a separate thread. After that, the cardboard is removed, and the pompon takes on a spherical shape.

You can make a fluffy children's rug from pompons with your own hands, using other winding devices. For example, the threads are wound on fingers, a special tube and even on a cutlery - a fork. Unprincipled, which method will be applied, the main thing is that in the end we get neat pompoms.

There is a quick way to make balls of wool. To do this, you will need a kitchen stool or chair, which is turned upside down and used to wind the thread. The winding principle is very simple:

• The thread is attached to the leg (fixed). You can wrap two, three and four supports, depending on how much you need to get right away.
• After the winding procedure ends at the same distance, the winding is tied up in separate pieces of thread.
• Before cutting the yarn with scissors into separate pieces, you should determine the point of division (visually or using a ruler).

Carpet from garbage bags

You need to stock up on several packs of bags of different colors, the amount depends on the size of the mat and the diameter of the balls. The devices are identical to those used to create woolen pompoms. This product is light in weight and lends itself to good care - hand washing in soapy water from a detergent allows you to return to its original appearance.

Fastening pompons to the base

On a piece of a certain size, cut from a construction grid or tapestry, marks are made where fluffy balls will be attached. Their location should be symmetrical and at the same distance from each other, which depends on the size of the pompoms. Their fixation is carried out from the wrong side - the threads stretched through the base must be connected with a strong knot. It is much easier to attach balls to a grid with large holes.

You can choose the color of pom-pom balls for the interior of the room. It can be both monophonic products, and bright multi-colored rugs, pleasing to the eye with their variety of shades. After filling the entire warp, the ends of the threads from the wrong side are cut. It is advisable to hide numerous nodules. To do this, you can use a thin but dense cotton fabric.

If the appearance of the rug is not very neat or the product itself seems unfinished, then it will be advisable to make a fringing of textiles or tie a strip of edging from the same yarn as the pompons.

Very interesting and exciting is the manufacture of a rug from pompons, and to make such a product yourself is not difficult. It should also be noted that the cost of acquiring materials is minimal, and the result is a great product that can be used for different purposes.