Large Locker Hook Rug Made With Small Squares

Latch hook rug canvas can be purchased in a variety of sizes.

Large locker hook rug made with small squares.

The sky is the limit when it comes to your design you can follow an ornate pattern do a simple geometric pattern or just randomly use up scraps. The locker hook resembles a rug hook or heavy crochet hook with a large eye opposite the hook end. This tool looks like a crochet hook on one end to grab the fabric and pull it through the canvas. Rug canvas is a specially made canvas in a large count usually 3 75 or 5 threads per inch.

Patterned low pile rugs come with style and softness while hallway runners create dimension and elongate a space. 3 75 graph n latch rug canvas made by m c g. See more ideas about locker hooking rug hooking rag rug. A simple easy way to handmake a very soft rug using the locker hook technique.

Two or more canvases can be joined together to get the size needed. Like a traditional rug hook it has to be fairly deep to accommodate the thick fibers used. Large rugs to small rugs high pile to low there s one for every room. It s a crochet hook at one end with a very large eye on the other.

Textiles works well and can be found in most craft or sewing stores. A 36 x 30 canvas will yield a rug about 34 x 28 which is the size of my rug pictured above. The hooks are usually made of steel or aluminum. It has a huge eye and a blunt point.

It s an easy skill to pick up and you can finish a small piece in an evening. See more ideas about locker hooking rug hooking rag rug. The locking medium is threaded through the large eye on the other end of the tool. Locker hook is a hand craft that turns scraps of fabric and twine in to coasters rugs bracelets bags or art pieces.

Feb 10 2020 explore kathy runnals s board locker hooking followed by 265 people on pinterest. Perfect for beginning and for finishing the rug. Mar 14 2019 explore jean bazley s board locker hook followed by 155 people on pinterest. Can t find a canvas large enough.

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