Despite its practicality locker hooking never really gained the popularity it deserved in america.
Making hooked rugs using fabric strips.
Pull the hook under the seam by pulling it back out from in the.
Then using duct tape yes duct tape all around the edges.
Cut your fabric into thin strips.
It is believed that rug hooking as a popular home art s origin is.
Photo by borgne m.
Insert the hook into the middle of the fold.
You can either sew all of the strips together like making an oval shaped rug above or make it about 45 long by sewing the batting in each strip individually like kathy did on this rug.
For intricate patters and hoop frame also helps.
You can use all one color but using two or three will make your rug look more interesting.
There is evidence of rug hooking techniques in rag rugs made by the vikings.
The equipment and materials you ll need to make hooked rugs include wool strips a hand hook scissors and burlap.
This is a great way to use up old fabric from worn clothing vintage cloths or other sources of fabric items which are looking a bit tatty.
A hook is used to pull these loops through thus the name rug hooking.
Before you use your pretty new rug apply a few more coats of poly to make sure you have a wipe able surface.
How to make a rectangle rug from a jelly roll.
Crocheting a round rag rug is as simple as can be.
Fold a strip of fabric in the middle and wrap the fold around the bend in the hook.
I did 5 coats.
In the early days women sometimes substituted strips of cotton fabric for the more costly strands of wool for locker hooked rugs which were quite similar in appearance to traditionally hooked rugs.
Consider using one solid color and one coordinating pattern.
Rug hooking is the craft of creating rugs by pulling loops of fabric or yarn through a woven backing.
It is a cheap and strong tape that will make sure your fabric is not going to come off.