How-Tuesday: Make a Fiber Art Wall Hanging

This project will literally come together in 30 minutes or less — and the best part is, it’s simple enough for anyone to tackle!

You will need:

• 3 16-by-16–inch finished plywood boards (your local hardware store can cut these to size)
• 90 file folder rubber bands (available at office-supply stores)
• Super-bulky yarn in blue, purple, orange, pink, and black (1 skein of each color; I used Red Heart Vivid yarn)
• Yarn mosaic templates (Template A here / Template B here / Template C here)
• Finishing nails
• Picture-hanging wire

Step 1: Download the pattern templates and print them out. (Note: Each template has four pages – you’ll want to cut out each page and fit them together so the colors line up.) Tape the patterns to the plywood squares. Next, stretch 30 rubber bands around each piece of plywood in a grid pattern, positioning the bands one inch apart. (For a more stable grid, alternate between horizontal and vertical rubber bands as you go.)

Step 2: Cut yarn into 4- to 5-inch pieces. (Tip: Wrap yarn around four fingers about 20 times. Cut along one edge of the loop, and then snip the resulting strands in half. Repeat for all colors.)

Step 3: Grab 4 or 5 pieces of yarn and pinch the center of the bundle. Starting in one corner of the plywood square, lift a section of rubber band and tuck the center of the bundle underneath, pulling the ends through so that there are equal lengths of yarn on both sides of the rubber band.

Step 4: Repeat step 3, following each template and color pattern until complete. The rubber bands should not be visible once the squares are full.

Step 5: Attach finishing nails and picture-hanging wire to the back of each mosaic. Hang on the wall and enjoy!