Don’t miss my other yarn DIY to create a fun and unique tassel! If you want to do this simply cut one yarn color and tie your new yarn color and continue looping. To cover the cords on my sconces, I varied the pattern with different colors of yarn. I chose to only cover what I needed to get to our end table in our bedroom but it is totally up to you! Any excess you have can be wrapped and tied with another piece of yarn like I’ve done above. When you feel like you have covered enough length on your cord, you can simply cut your yarn and double knot the end. Make sure to continue straightening these out as you go. You’ll also notice a line starting to form on the side where your knots are forming. Make sure to keep your yarn tight around your cord with every loop. Repeat this as many times as necessary to cover your cord (C).

Pull the loop tight around the cord and push it to the top (where your starting knot is).ģ. Cross your ball of yarn under the cord and through the loop (B). Take your skein/ball of yarn and create a large loop on one side of your cord (A).Ģ. You’re about to go into a cord cover DIY meditation of sorts. So, before we get started, grab a glass of water (or wine!) and turn on some music. Here’s the step you are going to repeat too many times to count. It’s okay if the tail of your yarn sticks out for now, you can go through at the end and trim any extra length off. Push the yarn up as far as you can on the end of your cord. Starting at one end of your cord (I started where the wire met the sconce), take the end of your yarn and tie a tight double not.

I kind of bent mine into shape since it was balled up when I got my lighting fixture. I used a plain extension cord here for display purposes! The more flat your cord is, the easier it will be to work with. Start by taking the cord you want to cover and straightening it out as best you can. Yarn (eyeball it, probably at least 30-50 yrds will suffice for one cord!).But! It was totally worth it! Check it out! Be sure to to share your cord cover DIY with me on Instagram using #spaceandhabit! Materials Needed Like an hour and a half per light kind of long. While it’s a super easy cord cover DIY, I can’t lie – it took a long time to cover the amount of cord that I did. This best thing about this cord cover DIY is that it can be used on any cord, really! Not just wall sconces or lighting. The Super Simple Way to Beautify Ugly Cords

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