How To Make A Latch Hook Wool Rug
This is a tutorial for how to be a latch hooker.
How to make a latch hook wool rug. Although it may seem an arduous and time consuming project rug weaving is a great partner activity and can help you decompress after a long day. Create custom floor coverings for your home with wonderful textures and patterns using a latch hook tool and your favorite wool yarns. Hold the rug hook in the hand you write with and position it over the top of the frame. The smallest one here is probably for short pile rug making where you make your knots with a needle and you stitch round a gauge to make the loops then snip the loops.
Repeat on all for sides to bind the edges of the rug. Blank latch hook canvas latch hook yarn you can buy pre cut latch hook yarn but to save money i cut mine by hand 2. Rugs are a crucial element to making a room feel cozy and inviting. The hook will need to go under and through.
These patterns are very easy to follow they show you the wool you need in the order you need it so you don t have to buy it all at once. In this video we take a look around my cosy corner where i do all my latch hooking and i show you how to do. Latch hooking a rug is simple relaxing and fun. Pure wool for rug making from the new zealand romney sheep popular for the hard wearing properties of the fleece and used in commercial carpet making worldwide.
Push your hook through a square. There are many easy patterns and plenty of advanced patterns to choose from. If you cut wool pieces with it they d be too short to latch hook and you d have a load of wasted wool. Poke the hook through to the back of your base fabric and pull up one end of the strip of fabric in your other hand.
Make your own rug pillow or wall hanging using these basic steps to get you started. Terri show you how to make a beautiful latch hook rug using a kit by herrschner s. This wool in 79 colours is available in cut packs approximately 7cm long and is exclusive to us it was previously sold as iriss rug wool. Fold an edge over one or two times and whipstitch around the edge until secure.
Bring your other hand under the frame while holding onto your first strip of fabric.