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easy rainbow yarn art
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DIY Yarn Art

Make this yarn wall art on a dime, and with no crafting skills required! Perfect for anywhere in your home, kids' rooms, dorm rooms, and more.
Course Wall Art
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 15 minutes
Servings 1 word
Cost $6

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 piece Cardboard Mine was about 13" x 19"
  • 2 skeins Yarn 1 white (large), 1 rainbow
  • Tape
  • Pattern click here to use my cloud

Instructions

  • Use a pencil to draw out the design of your choice on a piece of cardboard. You can use my pattern, but you'll want to round out the points with your pencil as I did.
    Tip: the key to a design that works well for wrapping is smooth, round (not sharp) curves!
    cloud design drawn on cardboard
  • Cut out the shape with a craft knife. Be careful not to bend the cardboard if possible. This will weaken your shape.
    cutting out a cloud shape with craft knife
  • Tape the white yarn to the back of the shape.
    yarn taped to the back of the cardboard
  • Begin wrapping the yarn around the cloud shape. You're going to stick the skein through the shape and back around, pulling somewhat snugly and pushing the yarn together to cover the shape.
    Alternatively, you can cut multiple lengths of yarn, taping and wrapping as you go.
    At the corners you will need to wrap more layers of yarn to cover the area.
    wrapping white yarn around the cloud shape
  • Continue to wrap the entire shape until the top is completely covered white white yarn and no cardboard is showing through.
    white yarn completely wrapped around the top of the cloud
  • Now you're going to switch to the rainbow yarn. Cover the bottom part of the cloud shape with the yarn as you did before.
    rainbow yarn wrapped around the bottom of the cloud shape
  • Once done, you're going to make large tassels using the rainbow yarn. Cut about twenty (20) 36" lengths of yarn to make one tassel. I cut enough for seven of them.
    skein of rainbow yarn and scissors
  • To attach each tassel, place each bundle of lengths of yarn down in half on the work suface. Place the cloud on top.
    looping yarn over the bottom of the cloud shape
  • Bring the ends around through the loop, even out, and tighten to create a tassel. Repeat across the bottom. Your cloud is ready to hang.
    tightening the rainbow yarn onto the bottom of the cloud

Notes

When you’re going around a curve with your craft knife, it’s easier to move the surface below the knife than the knife itself. Trust me – try it!

How to Hang Your Yarn Art

All you'll need are some thumbtacks or finishing nails. Just spread the yarn apart in one area and hammer into the wall! You'll only need 2 - 3, so there will only be a few small holes in the wall.
Of course if you don't want holes in the wall, use Velcro Command strips. This art is so lightweight!