How to Make an Easy Fiber Wall Art a West Elm Dupe

Written byStephanie Hofer Updated

Using simple materials like yarn and a dowel or stick, you can create a stunning fiber wall art, that’s beautiful in the bedroom, living or any room.

As you know, we love a good dupe!

Finding a way to DIY our own home decor or wall art with inspiration from Pottery Barn, Anthropologie or West Elm is so satisfying and easy on the budget.

In fact, if you were to take a look through photos on our phones, you’d find quite a few ideas we’d love to recreate.

The need to create or recreate is just in our blood.

While browsing on West Elm’s website several weeks ago I came across the Raffal Estudio green moving wall hanging and I though it would be perfect for Gavin’s room.

But I’m not willing to spend $260 for art or decor for his room.

Do you know how often teens and change their minds about things?

I’m excited to share this easy DIY with you that I believe will enhance your living room, bedroom, or any space in your home.

This simple yarn wall art decor is perfect for adding a handmade, personal touch to your home.

Let’s dive into this simple and fun home decor project and get crafting!

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Supplies

This project only requires a few supplies to make this pretty wall art.

Three simple supplies of cream and green roving yarn and a dowel to make fiber wall art.

You’ll need a dowel or stick about 1″ in diameter, yarn or fibers of your choice, scissors and we found a quilting ruler and rotary cutter helpful for trimming.

I wanted to keep this looking as natural as possible, so I avoided synthetic yarns and found a super chunky wool blend yarn at Joann.

Of course the beauty of creating your own fiber wall art, is you can customize it to the size and colors you’d like.

Measure your Space

Before you begin your DIY fiber wall art project, you’ll want to measure your space to ensure your creation fits perfectly.

Our inspiration piece is 27″ wide and 31″ high.

I plan to hang my wall art above the dresser, so mine will be a few inches shorter at 24″ and 27″ wide, the same as the West Elm piece.

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Prepare Dowel

The first step is to cut your dowel or stick to your desired length.

I cut mine to 27″ and used my miter saw to do this, but you may also use a handsaw.

Pencil marks on a dowel showing placement for yarn colors.

Next you’ll want to mark your dowel for the placement of the contrasting yarn.

As I looked at the inspiration piece, it looked to me like the green section was about 1/5 of the width on the dowel.

So I first began by marking a 2″ section on each side of the dowel that will be left open, then I marked over 5″ from the right side of the dowel, and then another 5″ mark.

This will help keep the piece balanced.

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Cut Yarn

It’s now time for the fun part to create your DIY fiber wall art.

Each length of yarn will be double the length of your finished design and allow an extra 7″ to go around the dowel.

So, I cut my green yarn to 55″ and the winter white yarn to 50″ in length.

Cream and green roving yarn are cut to length for the yarn wall art.

I found that a quilting ruler was a quick and easy way to measure my length.

I needed 10 lengths of the green yarn and around 50 of the winter white yarn.

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Loop Yarn on Dowel

Woman loops cream roving yarn behind the dowel.
Woman loops doubled yarn around a dowel to form a larks head knot.

To make the loop around the dowel, I first fold the yarn in half and placed it under the dowel.

Place this loop over the dowel and bring the two loose ends of the yarn through the loop, pulling them tight to secure the yarn to the dowel.

This is called a larks head knot, or a cow hitch knot.

Woman points to placement of the green roving yarn on the dowel for the DIY wall art.

I found it best to start with the green yarn first, this way I would have a good estimate of how many lengths of yarn I’d need for the winter white color.

With the chunky yarn I used, it took 10 strands of the green yarn.

Woman loops roving yarn around a dowel to form a larks head knot for the yarn wall art.

And a little more than 50 lengths of the winter white yarn.

This part goes super quick!

I decided to set a timer to see how long it would take and would you believe it was just under 12 minutes.

Cream and green yarn are looped onto a dowel with a larks head knot, forming the soon to be fiber wall art.

Trim Yarn

Trimming the yarn is the final step in completing your fiber wall art.

Woman uses a rotary cutter and a quilting ruler to trim the lower edge of the yarn wall art.

Once again I found my quilting tools helpful in trimming the yarn.

First place the yarn wall art on a cutting mat, smoothing out the yarn.

You’ll want to make sure that all your pieces are straight.

Place the quilting ruler over the green section of the yarn at an angle and cut with a rotary cutter.

Woman uses a rotary cutter and a quilting ruler to trim the lower edge of the yarn wall art.

Next push the green or contrasting yarn section off to the side, align the ruler and trim the winter white section.

Cut the white sections about 1″ shorter than the shortest side of green section.

Repeat on the right side of the fiber wall art.

If you don’t have a rotary cutter, no worries.

Tape down your fibers to keep them aligned and trim with scissors.

Attach Hanger

Attaching a yarn hanger to your dowel is the final touch that will allow you to display your fiber wall art beautifully.

Woman holds completed fiber wall art with cream and green roving yarn.

To create the hanger, cut a length of yarn or a coordinating cord that will be sturdy enough to support the weight of your wall hanging.

Fold it in half and tie a secure knot at the ends to form a loop.

You may want to place a dab of glue to secure the yarn hanger in place and prevent it from sliding.

Once attached, your wall art is ready to be displayed, adding a beautiful, handmade and stylish piece to your room.

Complete fiber wall art hung on a wall in a bedroom above a black and cane dresser. Dresser decorated with a black vase and grass, footed wooden bowl, and picture frame.

Don’t you love the way this wall art decor turned out!

And it’s fitting that our wall hanging dupe is hung over our West Elm cane dresser dupe.

Complete fiber wall art hung on a wall in a bedroom above a black and cane dresser. Dresser decorated with a black vase and grass, footed wooden bowl, and picture frame.

This project not only provides a stunning textural element, but also brings a sense of accomplishment and personal style to your room.

By following these simple steps, you too can craft a piece that rivals high-end designs without the hefty price tag.

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Shop Fiber Wall Art

If you would like beautiful and textural wall art for your home, but don’t want to DIY it, take a look at these pieces.

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Easy DIY Fiber Wall Art pin image. Cream and green roving hung from a dowel, hung above a black and cane dresser.

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4 Comments

  1. Jane Teasly says:

    Stephanie, this is absolutely incredible. I have been attempting to get my husband to support me in investing in our kitchen. I want to hire a professional cabinet refinishing service but my husband claims it is not in the budget. I like the decorations you made so much that I have asked my husband if I can buy the material and do this in our home. He said YES. I can’t wait to get started.

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    1. Michelle Dickson says:

      Thanks Jane for your kindness. Good luck our your fiber wall art. Please let us know how it turns out, we’d love to hear.

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  2. You nailed it, Steph!

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    1. Stephanie says:

      Aww, thank you Cyndi! You just made my day! Have a great one.

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