Making Hooked Wool Rugs

Latch hook rug kits typically come with backing pattern and wool.

Making hooked wool rugs.

You can even teach yourself. If you don t find exactly what you want or would like a kit recommendation please call the shop directly at 800 441 9665 or contact us for assistance. Nasturtiums with frame rug hooking kit 8 x 8 99 95. The rug hook often has a wooden handle to provide a more ergonomic grip to the hooker.

Make your own rug pillow or wall hanging using these basic steps to get you started. Inspired by the flower that is pretty enough to eat. There are many easy patterns and plenty of advanced patterns to choose from. Decorate your home inside and out with our collection of indoor outdoor rugs designed for high traffic indoor areas and protected outdoor spaces.

Rug hooking has not changed much over the centuries and with the simplicity of skill needed to create exquisite designs why should it. Hooking rugs is the most rewarding craft i believe i have ever learned. The equipment and materials you ll need to make hooked rugs include wool strips a hand hook scissors and burlap. Give the room an update with plush hand hooked rugs and hand tufted rugs crafted from the finest wool.

From simple barnyard animals to complex artistic images your ability to create pieces of art is limitless when you know how. The possibilities of design are endless whether whimsical primitive or traditional. Our rug hooking kits are great for gifts or a great way to get introduced to rug hooking. Rug hooking today typically uses strips of wool of varying width 1 32 to 1 2 of an inch that are pulled through a stiff woven backing burlap linen or rug warp with a tool rug hook to form loops.

For years i ve worked on needlepoint quilting and wool applique following my mother s love of the crafts and of antiques. This comes complete with a 8 by 8 frame and instructions for mounting. Rug hooking kit cardinal chair pad or table mat 14 round k121 diy bird rug kit northern cardinal bird folk art 58 00 rug hooking kit snowman mat 8 x 8 k109 diy primitive rug mat rug holiday trivet mat winter rug hooking project 40 00 rug hooking kit pumpkin mug rugs k119 diy coasters fall folk art primitive pumpkins. Purchase a latch hooked rug.

Latch hooking a rug is simple relaxing and fun. You pull strips of wool cloth usually recycled clothing washed dried and torn apart through a burlap or linen backing loop by loop. But rug hooking has hooked me. Rug hooking wool fabrics supplies punch needle.

Once you learn the foundation of skills involved in pulling up loops of fabric or wool you can make virtually any design you desire.