Continue doing this with the same strip of wool pulling it up loop by loop to the top side of your pattern.
How to wool hook rug.
If your rug is an antique.
Each traditional rug hooking kit includes pattern with generous edge allowance and machine serged edge instructions and photo beautiful hand dyed and as is wool binding tape and a re usable vinyl zipper storage bag.
Welcome to the blue tulip woolery s rug hooking website.
Roll up the rug with the towel to further absorb moisture.
Terri show you how to make a beautiful latch hook rug using a kit by herrschner s.
Hooking rugs is the most rewarding craft i believe i have ever learned.
If your wool isn t colorfast.
I hope you enjoy looking at the hand hooked rugs kits hand dyed wool and needle felted creations that are on the following pages.
When not to wash your rug.
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.
Take your hook holding it in your hand as you would a pencil.
Put the hook through a hole in the burlap wrap the wool around the hook on the underside of the burlap and pull the end of the wool up through the hole.
The rug hook often has a wooden handle to provide a more ergonomic grip to the hooker.
When you lay the rug on the floor you cannot see the repair.
Versatile and reversible this lemon and orange wool cocktail is two wools in one.
Felted and ready to use.
1930 s rug with damage on the edge.
If your wool hasn t been washed and dried before hooking.
This rug was fairly new at the time so it was easy to match the yarn to re hook the design.
If you examine it on the back you can see the patch.
When your rug is as dry as you can get it lay it flat to dry on a clean surface.