This is the finish that I teach to beginner rug hookers. Easy technique and simple supplies make it ideal for beginners and experienced rug hookers alike. This is a sturdy finish that holds up well to foot traffic and still looks good on a wall hanging.
Episode 018 – What’s Available on my Website Rug hooking is a traditional craft and art form in which loops of fabric or yarn are pulled through a sturdy woven base such as burlap, linen, monk’s cloth, or rug warp to create a textured, decorative surface. This technique is done using a hook, often resembling…
Episode 009 Where to start rug hooking General rug hooking “rules” To create a beautiful rug, you need the right wool to hook a rug, and learning how to rug hook with the right technique will ensure each loop is perfectly placed for a stunning design.
Episode 3 – Hooked Rug Finish Tips Locating the knife fold edge carefully, keeping it far from your hooked rugs loops, and choosing the right yarn for whipping, you can ensure your finishing is strong and long-lasting, while learning more tips and techniques through further discussions, listen to a rug hooking podcast to hear techniques…
Episode 010 – Learn to Hook Better by Learning to See When you want to hook realistically, what you do with your eyes is far more important than what you do with your hook. Rug hooking is as much about observation as it is about technique, learning to truly see shapes, shadows, colors, and textures…
Episode 004 Types of wool How to Wash Rug Hooking Wool Snip it into hookable pieces – The method I use. fold the selvedges together and snip the fold open it up, fold one selvage to the snip. fold again, fold one more time snip two places on one side and one on the other…
Read the full hooked rug finishing instructions. Episode 016 Hooked Rug Steaming Steaming makes all the difference in finishing. This is especially true for your hooked rugs. Don’t skip this important step. In fact, you may want to do it more than once. I steam before I start the rug finishing and then give another…
Each revision makes this clearer and clearer. Thanks so much.
It is the diabolical corners that always cause me problems. I can often get 3 done, but never the fourth! I am trying them out on my current mat and will report back!
Use the technique of completing all the corners first. You can probably get them all done in one sitting and they are more likely to be consistent. Plus — you have the corners done, the hardest part of the finish. That should spur you on to complete the rest.
Each revision makes this clearer and clearer. Thanks so much.
It is the diabolical corners that always cause me problems. I can often get 3 done, but never the fourth! I am trying them out on my current mat and will report back!
Use the technique of completing all the corners first. You can probably get them all done in one sitting and they are more likely to be consistent. Plus — you have the corners done, the hardest part of the finish. That should spur you on to complete the rest.
I haven’t used this yet, but I like the details. I will let you know how it works for me.
Thank you so much for posting this blog, hand made things are always better for us and long lasting also.
Thank you. I learned a lot from this info.
thanks my friend says this is the best finishing yet. she has done many more rugs than I have.
It uses only simple techniques and minimal supplies and the knife fold edge is still 3/4″ away from the loops — all good things!