If you have ever wanted to make a latch hook rug, you can use a latch hook rug kit. The latch hook rug kits can be purchased at craft stores or in the craft section at Walmart. There are different types of scenes to choose from. The types of scenes you can find in latch hook rug kits are floral, Disney, animals, scenery, cartoon characters, and various other scenes.
Beginner latch rug hookers should start with small, simple kits rather than the larger, complex latch hook rug kits. You should also consider when buying your first kit, look at the kits with the fewest colors. The larger kits could frustrate you if you have never made a latch hook rug due to all the different shades of colors.
You will want to make sure you have all the items needed before purchasing your latch hook rug kit. You will want to make sure you have a latch hook and the binding to finish off the rug once you have completed it. You should hold the latch hook in your hand before purchasing to make sure it feels comfortable in your hand.
In the latch hook rug kit, you will find a canvas that has the pattern printed on it, cut yarn, and the instructions on how to make the hooked rug. You will want to keep the instructions handy because they explain how to hook the yarn onto the printed canvas. You should read the instructions over to understand how to use the latch hook and to place the yarn to hook it.
While the instructions may seem Greek in nature at first when it comes to the actual hooking of the yarn onto the canvas, it isn’t as hard as it seems.
Latch Hooking the Yarn onto the Canvas
You will want to take a piece of the yarn, wrap it around the latch hook below the clasp on the hook, place the latch hook on the canvas and push it through one square under the weave and through the next hole directly above the other hole, place the two ends of the yarn into the open clasp, close the clasp, and pull the yarn back through.
The latch hook will come loose once the yarn is pulled through the canvas. You will next, take the two yarn ends and pull gently to tighten the yarn. You will continue this process throughout the latch hooking of the rug. Once you have your first few pieces of yarn latch hooked onto the canvas, you will find the latch hooking will become easier and faster.
You will want to start at the bottom of the canvas when you begin the latch hooking of the yarn. The reason for starting at the bottom of the canvas is due to the yarn needs to be smoothed down while you continue the hooking of your rug. Each of the next rows will start on the rows above the ones you have previously hooked with the yarn.
Once you have completed the latch hooking of the rug, you can run your hand from the bottom to the top to make the yarn stand up. You will see after you have completed the hooking of the canvas, your rug will look like the picture on the box.
You will now want to add the binding to your latch hook rug. It is best to use the iron-on binding because you will not have to sew it onto the canvas once you have followed the instructions of folding the canvas to the size of your latch-hooked rug.
Latch hook rug kits are really easy to start this hobby with because they come with most everything you need as you have read. This particular craft can be done by children as well. You will need to make sure you purchase an age appropriate kit for your children. As the kits for adults and children have a slight variance on how they are set up.
