The craft kits you may remember from childhood have given way to a more sophisticated art form.
How to make a latch hook rug design.
Not only visually stunning this gingham latch hook rug is also very easy to make.
Choose a digital image that you want to make into a latch hooked rug then pixelate the image to the resolution that you want your rug to be.
Push your hook through a square.
Repeat on all for sides to bind the edges of the rug.
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If you are using photoshop go to filter and scroll down to pixelate and then select mosaic the more pixels in the image the lager the rug will be.
Blank latch hook canvas latch hook yarn you can buy pre cut latch hook yarn but to save money i cut mine by hand 2.
The hook will need to go under and through.
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Fold an edge over one or two times and whipstitch around the edge until secure.
Latch hook rugs aren t just for kids anymore.
With a simple repeating pattern it s a great first time hooking project.
If you don t want to wait for a pricey digital transfer onto latch hook cloth create your own pattern the old fashioned way.