How Do You Make A Wool Hooked Rug?
Rug hooking has not changed much over the centuries, and with the simplicity of skill needed to create exquisite designs, why should it? Once you learn the foundation of skills involved in pulling up loops of fabric or wool, you can make virtually any design you desire. From simple barnyard animals to complex artistic images, your ability to create pieces of art is limitless when you know how to make a wool hooked rug. Draw your design on paper. Anything you want to include will need an outline planned for it. For beginners, create a simple design without many details or shadings. Lay your base fabric down on a flat table or floor. Place a strip of masking tape along all the sides to keep the base fabric from fraying. Review your paper pattern, and follow it to transfer or draw the design onto the fabric base with a marker. The marker lines need to be dark enough that you can see them, but do not make them too wide, or you will not know where you should be stitching. Hang your base fab
