Locker Hook Rug With Yarn

Hooking rugs with yarn by judy taylor of little house rugs.

Locker hook rug with yarn.

There are two steps to the locker hooking stitch. 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. Free shipping on your first order shipped by amazon.

4 3 out of 5 stars 16. First you need to pull up a series of loops and then pull the locking medium through the loops to lock them in place. Find all the supplies you need for your next latch hook or locker hook project here in this collection from joann. 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.

Like a traditional rug hook it has to be fairly deep to accommodate the thick fibers used. 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. In the 1920s british craftswomen used heavy six ply wool yarn to create durable rugs with a locker hooking process. A simple easy way to handmake a very soft rug using the locker hook technique.

Shop complete latch hook kits or locker hooking supplies. This video is packed full of information about how to hook rugs from yarn. My girlfriend s mom who is very crafty and from the surrounding madison area is going to show you how to do the old fashion locker hooking. Locker hooking is not new but like many traditional arts and mixed media it s definitely hip to recycle these artisan crafts.

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. Woolis another timeless fiber that brings interesting color and texture to locker hooking. The locker hook resembles a rug hook or heavy crochet hook with a large eye opposite the hook end. Cut a 2 yard length of twine or yarn thread one end through the eye of your locker hook and tie the other end to the canvas at the starting point.

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