How To Make A Locker Rug

A simple easy way to handmake a very soft rug using the locker hook technique.

How to make a locker rug.

Crochet hook 2 3mm size the locking chopstick or locker hook if you are able find one 3. In the 1920s british craftswomen used heavy six ply wool yarn to create durable rugs with a locker hooking process. Learn how to make a beautiful braided rug from your fabric scraps or worn out old clothing. 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.

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. Hooking rug canvas 2. 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. Fabrics or pre cut fabric strips you can also use wool yarn t shirt yarn or plastics strips.

Locker hooking uses a rug hooking canvas similar to that used for latch hooking but the tool and technique are different. Today s technique locker hooking is much more versatile. Basic locker hook preparation. Hey guys in today s video i show you how to make a locker rug perfect to keeping your locker dry from the winter or simply as cute decor.

This is a great way to. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. Using strips of fabric and a large count canvas you can make rugs ornaments book covers trivets and much more. A locker hook looks like a hybrid of a crochet hook and a darning needle with the hook on one end and a large eye on the other.

Locker hook is a hand craft that turns scraps of fabric and twine in to coasters rugs bracelets bags or art pieces. Don t forget to subscribe to my channel. In talking to other stitchers a good many of us have a fabric stash and we don t know how we will ever use it without a. It s an easy skill to pick up and you can finish a small piece in an evening.

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