Every season as the trends change I can feel myself itching to update a few pieces in my home to feel on trend with what I see in stores. Often times it's easier, cheaper and can save you time to just pop into your local home decor store and pick up a few pieces but it's never as satisfying as creating your own. I love when friends come over and compliment something hanging on my wall and I can proudly say "I made that!" so I wanted to share with you one of my latest projects.
I've included a time lapse video so you can see the project in progress but I wanted to share with you a step by step guide on how I made mine so that if you are inspired you can make your own! It really is simple and quick to make once you have your plan in place.
To get started, gather all your materials.
You will need:
Sharp scissors
Yarn (Choose a variety of colours, whatever works with your decor.)
Floral wreath hoops (I used 14" and 10" gold ones but you could use wooden ones as well.)
Wooden beads (If you are wanting to add something extra, these aren't necessary though!)
Wide tooth comb
Sewing needle (If you are adding wooden beads.)
Next, you want to develop your vision. I searched on Pinterest for a few ideas to get my inspiration flowing and then was able to roughly lay out what I was envisioning for my own pieces. I took pieces of yarn in the colours that I wanted to use to roughly layout my pattern so I could "see" what I was trying to create. I found this helpful for the next step so that I could gage how much of each colour to cut and prep. Just to note though, I didn't have a completely clear vision, I just started and adjusted as I went if needed!
I recommend pre-cutting your yarn as I found this super helpful to speed up the process once you find your groove. You may waste a little bit more yarn because you are just roughly estimating the lengths you need and will trim off excess but I found this allowed me to have better rhythm and flow.
For my specific pattern I found it easiest to start from the centre and work my way outwards so that I could keep everything symmetrical. To attach the long strands I simply folded the piece of yarn in half and placed underneath of the hoop so there was an arch above. You then want to pull your loose ends through the loop to secure the yarn around your hoop. From there you will pull your yarn snuggly across the hoop, loop and secure with a clean knot and allow your excess yarn to hang down below. (See picture.)
I wanted my shape to fan out so I added shorter pieces inbetween the longer ones on the bottom edge to spread them out. I used the same method as the long pieces to secure them onto the hoop and then double knotted them so they wouldn't unravel. (Note: It doesn't matter if all of your pieces match up right now, you can come back around at the end to create an even clean fringe.)
After, I had my first layer on I realized I wanted the green fringe to look fuller so I simply went back and added more short pieces between to help build volume. The yarn is easy to slide on these hoops so making adjustments as you go is really simple.
I decided I wanted to add in a few longer pieces to add wooden beads for extra texture and interest. I simply just knotted the yarn amongst the already secured pieces, (just ensure you count your spaces to ensure a symmetrical look) you will only need 1 of the 2 pieces from that yarn so trim off the extra yarn at the top of your knot and use the other strand for your beads. I wove the yarn onto a large sewing needle so I could easily weave it through the beads and the tassels on the end. I added knots between some beads to allow for space and variety so make sure you account for this extra length if you plan to do the same. The tassels I created by cutting 8-10 pieces of yarn the same length. (This can vary depending on how long you want your fringe but I made mine approximately 5" and trimmed it after.) Fold them all in half and secure with another piece of yarn, wrapping it around a few times prior to knotting it. You can choose how large of a head you want your tassel to be, and then trim your knot down after for a clean finish. Push your needle through the center of your tassel and secure, hiding the knot in the fringe. I found this will create the most centred hanging tassel.
Lastly, you will want to trim your fringe. Now, this step is a little strange, Ben had a good chuckle when he saw me combing my pieces as if they were dolls but I insist its important get a clean edge! I laid the rings on my table and simply took my wide toothed comb to straighten the yarn out so I could trim as uniform of an edge as possible. I just freehanded this but you could measure every once in a while if you don't trust your eyeballing skills. Step back and then go back to trim and random pieces that are needed. I then also hung the rings on the wall and allowed the yarn to fall naturally and again trimmed any pieces that hung below the others.
Check out the time lapse below to get a better idea of how the second hoop I created all came together!
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