Large Locker Hook Rug Made With Small Squares

Locker hook is a hand craft that turns scraps of fabric and twine in to coasters rugs bracelets bags or art pieces.

Large locker hook rug made with small squares.

Textiles works well and can be found in most craft or sewing stores. Feb 10 2020 explore kathy runnals s board locker hooking followed by 265 people on pinterest. It has a huge eye and a blunt point. This tool looks like a crochet hook on one end to grab the fabric and pull it through the canvas.

Rug canvas is a specially made canvas in a large count usually 3 75 or 5 threads per inch. The locking medium is threaded through the large eye on the other end of the tool. See more ideas about locker hooking rug hooking rag rug. 3 75 graph n latch rug canvas made by m c g.

It s a crochet hook at one end with a very large eye on the other. 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. Perfect for beginning and for finishing the rug. 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.

3 75 mesh rug canvas 60 wide aluminum locker hook 5 6 skeins of 185 yard 6oz. How to make sleeping mats for the homeless 1 large and small granny squares 1 locker hooked bag 1 locker hooked rug 6 locker hooked wall hanging 1 locker hooking 14 locker hooking rug 1 locker hooking with fun fur 3 locker hooking with yarn 1 maching multicheckered rugs 1 making yarn from plastic bags 3 mixed media locker. Like a traditional rug hook it has to be fairly deep to accommodate the thick fibers used. Latch hook joining canvas rugmaking at bellaonline.

The locker hook resembles a rug hook or heavy crochet hook with a large eye opposite the hook end. Patterned low pile rugs come with style and softness while hallway runners create dimension and elongate a space. Two or more canvases can be joined together to get the size needed. See more ideas about locker hooking rug hooking rag rug.

Can t find a canvas large enough. A simple easy way to handmake a very soft rug using the locker hook technique. It s an easy skill to pick up and you can finish a small piece in an evening. A 36 x 30 canvas will yield a rug about 34 x 28 which is the size of my rug pictured above.

Latch hook rug canvas can be purchased in a variety of sizes.