Continue stitching and attaching your canvas down for the rest of the rug now when i asked around a lot of people actually finish their rugs by sewing a piece of felt onto the backside.
How to finish off a hook rug.
Attach the non sewn end of rug binding to the bottom of the latch hook rug.
After the edge of the rug is prepared folded and secured in place with some simple basting it is time to whip the edge of your hooked rug.
It is my fold forward finish for hooked rugs.
Fold your 1 of unused rug canvas down at the back of your latch hook project.
Here s one side done but now what do we do with those pesky corners cut a square out of the corner and fold over the other edge and tack down really well.
Thread your tapestry needle with sturdy yarn or thread.
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Bend the non sewn ends of the binding to the rug s bottom.
Cut the excess mesh off of your latch hook rug at about 4 cm 1 1 2 inches from where your hooked rug ends.
Pin them in place with straight pins.
Trim only a short segment to start with in order to prevent fraying.
Remove the straight pins when all the ends are secured.
Use a needle and thread to secure them in place with an overcast stitch.
After 18 years of rug hooking i have developed a tried and true method.