A tutorial on how to bind the edge of your latch hook rug to give it protection strength and tidy it up.
How to finish a latch hook wall hanging.
Hang the latch hook wall hanging by sticking the picture hanging hooks through the holes in the canvas on the back side of the latch hook.
So i started this whole latch hook rug project a few weeks ago and spent about 4 hours a night hooking my new rug.
Keep pushing the hook until the latch sits above the bottom line of the square.
Basic latch hook finishing.
If you are left handed you are probably going to want to start at the left end of your sleeve and sew to the right.
Smaller hangings will need hooks every 5 inches.
Pull the yarn to the right between the latch and the hook and then wrap it around the back of the hook.
Continue stitching around the horizontal canvas threads and through the hanging sleeve until you get to the other end.
Supplies your nearly finished latch hook with 1 of empty rug canvas on all sides sturdy scissors tapestry needle yarn or strong thread.
Level the hanging by moving the hook up or down on the canvas on the backside.
I started with knocking off my own mondrian inspired painting over at mom spark.
You can fine tune it as you place the wall hanging.
Part two of this wave of primary colors is a new rug for my.
You see i ve always loved neo plasticism of piet mondrian and recently decided that i wanted to make my kitchen into a cubist s dream.
This is how it should look when you are finished.
Hold all four strand ends in one hand so that they are just about at the crook of your latch hook.
How to finish a completed latch hook rug.
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Just eyeball it to make the hooks level as you work across the wall.
Thread your tapestry needle with sturdy yarn or thread.
Basically you are doing horizontal stitches that are hidden inside the hanging sleeve.
Knot your thread off.
One down one million to go.
That should leave about 1 2 inch of the canvas.
Cut all of the edges of the finished rug leaving two complete empty squares all around.
Push your latch hook up underneath the first square where you want to place your yarn.
Fold your 1 of unused rug canvas down at the back of your latch hook project.