To Make A Pinocchio Rug

The individual felt balls are first rolled by hand and then threaded like pearls on a string.
To make a pinocchio rug. If ever there was an apt use of the term eye candy this rug seems to qualify splendidly. Size add to cart options. I had to have it but the price tag was 1000 cdn. I would really like to buy a rug and i have spotted some 1m rainbow ones on etsy for around 200 including postage but i m hesitant to make such a splurge even though i know how much time and effort goes into these things and it would totally be worth it.
Its felt balls are individually rolled strung on a cord and sewn into a circular rug. Pinocchio is part of the new hay carpet collection. The hay pinocchio rug named after a danish licorice is available in three colorways. Handmade in india and nepal using traditional methods with local craftspeople.
The young company is setting out from the danish town of horsens to conquer the next. The pinocchio rug is named after a colorful danish candy. The pinocchio rugs are handmade in nepal. The eye catching round wool rug was named after a danish candy classic pinocchio s small felt balls resemble colourful sugar coated licorice.
How to make a round felt ball rug the supplies fishing line available from almost every hardware store and many supermarkets scissors a reasonably sharp needle with an eye large enough to thread the fishing line through i used an upholstery needle from spotlight 2cm felt balls of your chosen colour i always order mine through felt yarn straight from nepal to make a rug. Hay s pinocchio rug adds a joyful pop of colour and warmth to any interior. With various sizes pinocchio provides a welcome splash of colour. Multicolored aubergine and purple.
I first saw this type of rug in a design magazine it was called hay pinocchio rug.