Acrylic yarn i sued the softest i could find tapestry needle scissors it took me 5 days lots of movie watching to make this 57 x21 rug for my guest room.
How to make locker hooked rug.
The locker hook looks like a crochet hook with a large eye on the other end.
Yarn is threaded through the eye and the hook is used to pull strips of fabric through the.
3 75 mesh rug canvas 60 wide aluminum locker hook 5 6 skeins of 185 yard 6oz.
Strong yarn or thread for the locking 5.
A locker hook looks like a hybrid of a crochet hook and a darning needle with the hook on one end and a large eye on the other.
Hooking rug canvas 2.
The eye end of the hook is threaded with yarn or string which locks the loops in place.
Locker hook rug.
All you need is a locker hook hook rug canvas and some strips of fabric scraps and yarn or cotton string.
Basic locker hook preparation.
Locker hook rugs are simple to make.
Fabrics or pre cut fabric strips you can also use wool yarn t shirt yarn or plastics strips 4.
A simple easy way to handmake a very soft rug using the locker hook technique.
Download the free pattern for the welcome hone locker hook rug by clicking the above photo.