Oct 7 2014 crafters make pillows rugs afghans wall hangings bags and stuffed animals with rug hooking and locker hook techniques.
Make your own latch hook rug pattern.
Fold an edge over one or two times and whipstitch around the edge until secure.
When you have your pattern all latch hooked onto your canvas you can cut the rest of the canvas off around your latch hooking leaving about a 2 inch margin.
Push your hook through a square.
With a simple repeating pattern it s a great first time hooking project.
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Not only visually stunning this gingham latch hook rug is also very easy to make.
Latch hook rugs aren t just for kids anymore.
Fiber artists sell photorealistic latch hook work at craft fairs and online.
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The craft kits you may remember from childhood have given way to a more sophisticated art form.
Blank latch hook canvas latch hook yarn you can buy pre cut latch hook yarn but to save money i cut mine by hand 2.
Simply upload a jpg file then choose your project size and number of colors to see what it would look like as a latch hook project.
The hook will need to go under and through.
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The projects are made with fabric and fibers with these two different crafts.
If you don t want to wait for a pricey digital transfer onto latch hook cloth create your own pattern the old fashioned way.