How To Make A Locker Hook Rug

Locker hooking uses a rug hooking canvas similar to that used for latch hooking but the tool and technique are different.

How to make a locker hook rug.

This keeps the underside of the rug nice and smooth if the rug is to be used on a wood or tile floor add rug backing for safety. A locker hook looks like a hybrid of a crochet hook and a darning needle with the hook on one end and a large eye on the other. Acrylic yarn i sued the softest i could find tapestry needle scissors it took me 5 days lots of movie watching to make this 57 x21 rug for my guest room. In the 1940s americans enjoyed locker hooking too but due to the high cost of the specialty yarn the craft of locker hooking never seemed to become a widely embraced hobby.

My girlfriend s mom who is very crafty and from the surrounding madison area is going to show you how to do the old fashion locker hooking. I recommend using the tapestry needle. In the early days women sometimes substituted strips of cotton fabric for the more costly strands of wool for locker hooked rugs which were quite similar in appearance to. The sky is the limit when it comes to your design you can follow an ornate pattern do a simple geometric pattern or just randomly use up scraps.

Locker hook is a hand craft that turns scraps of fabric and twine in to coasters rugs bracelets bags or art pieces. It s an easy skill to pick up and you can finish a small piece in an evening. A simple easy way to handmake a very soft rug using the locker hook technique.