It will be used to make the pom poms for the rug.
How to make a pom pom ball rug.
The tails will attach our pom to the rug backing.
The pom poms will be tied to this to form the rug itself.
If you are just using pre made pom poms you can skip ahead.
Be sure to check thrift stores and second hand stores for lower prices.
You can also leave the pom pom untrimmed for more of a shag carpet look repeat with the remaining yarn to make lots and lots of pom poms.
Make your own pom poms if you are making any pom poms for your rug you will need the next 10 steps.
When you are trimming your pom poms leave the string tail nice and long.
When you make your pom poms make sure you cut a nice long piece of string and double it up to wrap around the center.
Around 2 3 per skein roll.
For our rug we made about 150 pom poms.
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.
Doubling up your string will reinforce your pom poms and keep them from falling apart.
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1 if the one you find is too big you can always cut it down to size.