The excess canvas can be folded under the rug and stitched down or secured by iron on fabric tape.
Make your own latch hook rug pattern.
Use the browse button to choose a file then choose send file to see all of the options and create your free latch hook project.
The projects are made with fabric and fibers with these two different crafts.
Simply upload a jpg file then choose your project size and number of colors to see what it would look like as a latch hook project.
Fold an edge over one or two times and whipstitch around the edge until secure.
The craft kits you may remember from childhood have given way to a more sophisticated art form.
If you don t want to wait for a pricey digital transfer onto latch hook cloth create your own pattern the old fashioned way.
Latch hook rugs aren t just for kids anymore.
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With a simple repeating pattern it s a great first time hooking project.
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.
When you have your pattern all latch hooked onto your canvas you can cut the rest of the canvas off around your latch hooking leaving about a 2 inch margin.
Push your hook through a square.
Fiber artists sell photorealistic latch hook work at craft fairs and online.