It's been almost 5 years since we moved into our apartment, and for some reason, I've never purchased throw pillows for our couch. I know, it's kinda outrageous, right? I wasted so much time on other areas of our home that I sorta forgot about them. Since I'm redecorating our living room, I thought it was the perfect opportunity for a DIY project. I have so many ideas in mind, but first, I wanted to start out with something easy and finally make some decorative pillows.
MATERIALS NEEDED:
- Pillowcase (I made my own using a natural flour sack towel)
- Needle & Thread
- Scissors
- Yarn
- Fabric Adhesive
- Fabric Paint
- Paintbrushes
DIRECTIONS:
1.) To make the pillow covers, I folded the towel in half and sewed it along the edges. Leaving one side of the pillow open. If you're using a pillowcase, then skip this step.
2.) To make the tassels, cut a piece of cardboard, any size you'd prefer, and wrap the yarn around the cardboard 30 times.
3.) Cut a piece of yarn, around 5 inches long, and tie a knot on the center.
4.) Place the 5-inch string upwards, and cut the ends to create the tassel.
5.) Shape your tassel, and tie a piece of yarn to create the "neck."
6.) Continue to do this until you make 3 other tassels for your pillow.
7.) To attach the tassels to the throw pillow, use a yarn needle to sew each tassel to all 4 corners of the pillowcase.
8.) To create the braids, cut 6 pieces of yarn, similar in size, split them into 3 sections, and braid them.
9.) I made 2 and attach them using fabric glue, but you can use a hot glue gun.
10.) You can stop here if you'd like or you can hand paint a design. I painted a mud-cloth-inspired design.
For the second pillow, I repeat the same steps. Except I made pom-poms instead of tassels.
