How To Hook Rugs With Wool Fabric

Rug hooking has not changed much over the centuries and with the simplicity of skill needed to create exquisite designs why should it.

How to hook rugs with wool fabric.

When your rug is complete you can roll two inches of the excess burlap into the twill tape and hand sew it along the backside of your rug. In the 1920s british craftswomen used heavy six ply wool yarn to create durable rugs with a locker hooking process. Kermit is great for leaves stems turkey feathers grassy knolls and hills. Felted and ready to use.

Hook right up to the twill tape or sew it on after the rug is hooked. We are so thankful kermit is available again. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to being together with you all again very soon virtually for now hopefully in person in the near future. Once you learn the foundation of skills involved in pulling up loops of fabric or wool you can make virtually any design you desire.

There are many ways of finishing the edges of a rug. Rug hooking with wool yarn in light of the continuing covid 19 pandemic fabric of life has made the difficult decision to cancel all in person events for the remainder of 2020. To get started buy a hand hook it ll cost around 1 25 from a crafts supply store. In the 1940s americans enjoyed locker hooking too but due to the high cost of the specialty yarn the craft of locker hooking never seemed to become a widely embraced hobby.

Then scout out some nice scraps of wool fabric you ll need half a pound for each square foot of your rug.