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.
How to work a largw locker hook rug.
Crochet hook 2 3mm size the locking chopstick or locker hook if you are able find one 3.
Shop complete latch hook kits or locker hooking supplies.
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.
Many instructions online use the locker hook needle to tuck the tails in but i think it is too thick and may pull your loops askew.
Yarn is threaded through the eye and the hook is.
It s an easy skill to pick up and you can finish a small piece in an evening.
3 75 mesh rug canvas 60 wide aluminum locker hook 5 6 skeins of 185 yard 6oz.
In the early days women sometimes substituted strips of cotton fabric for the more costly strands of wool for locker hooked rugs which were quite similar in appearance to.
With a special hook fabric strips and some canvas you ll be creating in minutes.
Basic locker hook preparation.
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.
Find all the supplies you need for your next latch hook or locker hook project here in this collection from joann.
This keeps the underside of the rug nice and smooth if the rug is to be used on a wood or tile floor add rug backing for safety.
Barb owen introduces you to the beautiful needle art of locker hooking.
Locker hooking uses a rug hooking canvas similar to that used for latch hooking but the tool and technique are different.
Fabrics or pre cut fabric strips you can also use wool yarn t shirt yarn or plastics strips 4.
Hooking rug canvas 2.
Strong yarn or thread for the locking 5.
A simple easy way to handmake a very soft rug using the locker hook technique.