How To Finish The Back Of A Hooked Rug
So i started this whole latch hook rug project a few weeks ago and spent about 4 hours a night hooking my new rug.
How to finish the back of a hooked rug. Come along with us as we show you different finishing techniques for your hand hooked rugs. If you have any questions please visit my website a. Pr ess the back being careful to just press the body of the hooking and not press out the first hem you just worked so hard turning in. Step 1 cut all of the edges of the finished rug leaving two complete empty squares all around.
A tutorial on how to bind the edge of your latch hook rug to give it protection strength and tidy it up. Basic latch hook finishing. Supplies your nearly finished latch hook with 1 of empty rug canvas on all sides sturdy scissors tapestry needle yarn or strong thread. Part two of this wave of primary colors is a new rug for my.
This often happens to round areas i e an apple or. Learn how to finish your hooked rug with a basic wool binding. That should leave about 1 2 inch of the canvas grid on all sides. Fold your 1 of unused rug canvas down at the back of your latch hook project.
Finishing a latch hook rug helps to ensure the rug holds up to the test of time and it requires little more than rug binding and a sewing machine. Https etsy me 2rrinxh and my blog. Check out my website. You see i ve always loved neo plasticism of piet mondrian and recently decided that i wanted to make my kitchen into a cubist s dream.
I started with knocking off my own mondrian inspired painting over at mom spark. A completed latch hook project often becomes either a rug or a pillow. This video shows how to finish a hand hooked rug by binding it with wool fabric strips. If there is a place where your hooking wants to cup or just does not lay flat press that area again.
Press using the same technique you used on the front.