Come along with us as we show you different finishing techniques for your hand hooked rugs.
Rug hooking finishing techniques.
How the piece will be used is the most important thing to consider when weighing your finishing options.
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There are many ways to finish your masterpiece.
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Learn how to finish your hooked rug with a basic wool binding.
Finishing finesse you ve finished your rug.
At the spring 2012 guild meeting several members of the hinesburg hookers presented their techniques for finishing rugs.
Step 1 cut all of the edges of the finished rug leaving two complete empty squares all around.
Another method is to actually hide the tail inside a loop.
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Of course the eventual destination for the rug must have a large part in the decision making for the finishing.
Hook the rest of the hit n miss section by repeating this staggering of tails trim tails even with loops.
We hope you find the following information helpful.
This is a bit tricky to get the hang of at first but i know some hookers who hide or bury all of their tails.
That should leave about 1 2 inch of the canvas grid on all sides.
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There are many was to finish a hooked rug from simple hemming to elaborate crocheted or trimmed edges.
For wall pieces and table mats a sturdy whipped edge is not necessary simple hemming will be adequate.
Take the time to finish the edges appropriate to the end use of the rug a rug that is going on the floor will need a sturdier finish than one that is intended for the top of a table or the wall.
In fact with the coasters rug hooking kit it takes as much time to hook each one as it does to finish the edges.
A rug to be hung doesn t need the stability of one destined for the floor.