how to create your own hand hooked rugs
Textured wool (anything that is not solid) can be tricky especially if the repeat is large, but these wools often make the most interesting backgrounds. When I first started teaching in 2000, I was …
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Episode 008 What do the numbers of cut sizes mean? From 2 - 8 each number represents the width of the strip in 32ths of an inch. For instance, a #8 is 8/32, which reduced down to …
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Episode 006 You can cut your wool strips with a fancy cutter or a simple pair of scissors. Rotary cutters do not work as well due to wool's low thread count per inch. Need a review of the rug …
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Episode 004 Types of wool Just because the label says 100% wool, it does not make it right for rug hookingNot all wool is created equalRecycled pros and cons cost of gas and time to …
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