How To Repair A Hooked Wool Rug

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How to repair a hooked wool rug.

We would be happy to talk to you and provide you with a free estimate. Barb carroll tells me to lay a dirty hooked rug face down on dry snow out side for a day then brush it off and much of the dirt will go with the snow. The type of wool used and the color of the wool used to repair the sides will depend on the original rug itself. Often the hooked rug can be found in antique shops rummage sales estate sales and consignment shops.

In this instance i unhooked the border and sewed in a patch to strengthen and protect the hooked edge of the rug. It s possible to melt rug fibers so use a low or medium heat setting and keep the hair dryer moving back and forth at all. When i hook a rug i always bind the edge to prevent such damage but i have found that old rugs rarely have bound edges. Hope this information helps you fix the binding on your wool rug.

The latch hooked rug has been adorning the floors of homes for centuries. Then i re hooked the border bound the edge with a matching yarn and completed the hem. If you buy a second hand vintage latch hook rug you may find it s in need of a little work to bring it back to good condition. If you don t have a large enough patch of sun flip the rug over and use a hair dryer to heat up the creases of the rug and release them.

Traditional rug hooking is both an art and a craft where rugs are made by pulling loops of yarn or fabric through a stiff woven base such as b urlap l inen or rug warp. The first thing you need to do is figure out exactly what the problem is. Toys pets and moving furniture items around can cause snags in your hooked wool rug that can be rather unsightly. Always hold the hair dryer 6 to 9 inches away from the rug and use a sweeping motion.

A hooked wool rug can be a lovely addition to any room but unfortunately daily life can cause snags in these beautiful rugs which need to be repaired. The loops are pulled through the backing material by using a crochet type hook with a wooden handle for leverage. This protects the rug from opening out and results in it looking clean and original. To repair the sides the rug repair expert carefully and laboriously wraps the damaged side with wool.

I have used a rug cleaning product called johnson s glory a foam spray which dries in a few minutes and can be vacuumed away taking some of the soil with it. This article will help you repair these. Find a hooked rug that isn t in good shape. I have no snow so cannot say.

One of the great things about these rugs is because each knot is an individual piece of wool they re very repairable. Wool strips ranging in widths from 3 32 to 10 32 are.