Turn your latch hook project into a pillow.
Make a latch hook rug into a pillow.
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One way you can turn a small latch hook project into a useful household decorative item is to make it into a pillow.
Wall hangings rugs and pillows are just a few of the types of items that can be made with the latch hook process.
Make your own rug pillow or wall hanging using these basic steps to get you started.
Purchase a latch hooked rug.
Latch hooking a rug is simple relaxing and fun.
In this case i putting a twist on it to share how to make a pillow using the same method for an easy weekend craft.
Latch hook rugs don t have to adorn your floor.
There are endless pattern ideas to hook.
See also 10 free crochet pillow patterns.
There are many easy patterns and plenty of advanced patterns to choose from.
How to finish a rug hooked pillow step by step.
A small piece of latch hook work will make a fun fluffy pillow.
I hope this tutorial inspires you to turn your rug hooking patterns into a pillow for your own family to love or to just start rug hooking.
Pillows are easier to incorporate into your decorating scheme than rugs or wall hangings.
Loosely woven fabric of wool or other fibers can be used as a backing if the holes are large enough to pull the loops through.
If you ve created a masterpiece you may not want to put it on the floor.
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Turn them into pillows instead.
Assuming you are hooking into an attractive backing you can simply leave the background unhooked and sew up the pillow just as you would with any fabric.
How to make a latch hook rug into a pillow.
Rug hooking is different from the latch hook method simply because you aren t knotting the wool yarn or strands as you go like you would with latch hooking.