I started with knocking off my own mondrian inspired painting over at mom spark.
How to hem a hooked rug.
You see i ve always loved neo plasticism of piet mondrian and recently decided that i wanted to make my kitchen into a cubist s dream.
Step 1 cut all of the edges of the finished rug leaving two complete empty squares all around.
After 18 years of rug hooking i have developed a tried and true method.
Part two of this wave of primary colors is a new rug for my.
You re tack ing the hem down lightly to the back of the hooking.
Finishing a latch hook rug helps to ensure the rug holds up to the test of time and it requires little more than rug binding and a sewing machine.
Okay now you re ready to hem the rug.
Make your own rug pillow or wall hanging using these basic steps to get you started.
It is my fold forward finish for hooked rugs.
Generally speaking however these aren t techniques you can do yourself.
Now that you have completed your masterpiece.
To get started buy a hand hook it ll cost around 1 25 from a crafts supply store.
If you want to make an area rug from a carpet remnant or from a swath of broadloom carpet off a roll there are several options for finishing the edges to prevent fraying.
If you look to the right of my hand you ll see the black stitching.
The most common choices for carpet finishing are binding serging and fringing.
Rather it requires that you have a professional do the work with.
I don t worry about what it looks like because you ll never see it.
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Then scout out some nice scraps of wool fabric you ll need half a pound for each square foot of your rug.
How to hook a rug.
It s covered by the binding tape.
The second method of hanging an area rug on the wall involves the use of a curtain rod.
That should leave about 1 2 inch of the canvas grid on all sides.
There are many easy patterns and plenty of advanced patterns to choose from.
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.
Latch hooking a rug is simple relaxing and fun.
So i started this whole latch hook rug project a few weeks ago and spent about 4 hours a night hooking my new rug.
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