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 hook rug with yarn.
It s an easy skill to pick up and you can finish a small piece in an evening.
Locker hook is a hand craft that turns scraps of fabric and twine in to coasters rugs bracelets bags or art pieces.
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This video is packed full of information about how to hook rugs from yarn.
Locker hooking is not new but like many traditional arts and mixed media it s definitely hip to recycle these artisan crafts.
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Hooking rugs with yarn by judy taylor of little house rugs.
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.
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.
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.
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First you need to pull up a series of loops and then pull the locking medium through the loops to lock them in place.
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There are two steps to the locker hooking stitch.
The locker hook resembles a rug hook or heavy crochet hook with a large eye opposite the hook end.
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Woolis another timeless fiber that brings interesting color and texture to locker hooking.
In the 1920s british craftswomen used heavy six ply wool yarn to create durable rugs with a locker hooking process.