This video is packed full of information about how to hook rugs from yarn.
How to secure the yarn in a hooked rug.
Hooked rugs can also be washed but hand washing is preferred.
Repeat on all for sides to bind the edges of the rug.
How much yarn will i need to whip my hooked rug.
How to hook a rug.
Make your own rug pillow or wall hanging using these basic steps to get you started.
Rug hooking with yarn is an easy and fun craft that anyone can learn.
Hooking rugs with yarn by judy taylor of little house rugs.
Fold an edge over one or two times and whipstitch around the edge until secure.
Secure the ends of the yarn the same way you will on the rug.
There are many easy patterns and plenty of advanced patterns to choose from.
Using good wool yarn and a linen backing these rugs can last over one hundred years and be enjoyed by many generations to come.
The hook will need to go under and through.
Don t beat a hooked rug though that s not good for the fibers.
Start whipping with a length of yarn a comfortable length.
But best of all they provide an unlimited creative outlet for people who like to work with yarn.
Latch hooking a rug is simple relaxing and fun.
I like about 5 or 60.
They are relatively easy to clean and repair.
Before i vacuum a hooked rug i always check for snagged yarn to be re hooked more about this later.
Push your hook through a square.