How To Use A Latch Hook

Latch hook craft kits were very popular when I was younger. If you are old enough, you too may take memories of these latch hooking kits being in a craft room!

Latch hooking became popular in the 1970s as a craft for children, but latch hooking isn't merely for kids anymore!

Now these kits have given mode to a more complex textile art form. Lovely latch hook pillows, latch hook rugs, and fifty-fifty creative wall hangings can exist made for unique and textured home decor.

Learn the basics of latch hooking a project from the very starting time in order to try this craft every bit a an adult.

The nuts of latch hooking

Latch hooking is named for the tool used in this craft. Information technology is a hook with a toggle, attached to a handle.

To brainstorm, a piece of precut yarn is wrapped at the middle around the latch claw and pushed into a jail cell on the backing, which is a wide woven fabric made of potent cotton fiber. This backing is much like a grid with holes.

The two ends of the yarn are then wrapped around the hook and pulled back through to the top of the canvas. As the claw is pulled, the yarn will be secured in a knot known as a lark's caput knot.

This is continued with other pieces of yarn until the grid is completely filled in. The canvas can come preprinted with a design, or a blueprint can be uniquely made by the artist.

The finished latch hooking project is a cute design or design made with the short pieces of yarn, making a depression pile.

It is possible to create impressive designs with diverse colors, thicknesses, lengths and textures using different types of yarn such as wools, string yarns, mohair, Sari ribbon and more.

What is the difference between latch hooking and carpet hooking?

Most often, carpeting hooking is completed on a frame and latch hooking, done on coarse, open-weave fabric, can exist worked on whatever surface without a frame. Rug hooking is done on a base fabric of burlap or hessian.

Another difference between the two arts is the tool used for each craft. Both tools accept a claw, only the latch hook has a toggle and is longer than the carpet hook.

"Latch hooking" and "carpeting hooking" are terms that make this art a scrap confusing, mostly because it is possible to make a latch hook carpet!

Rugs can be fabricated using various other techniques also. Take a look at the rug making page for more details.

On this page can be found many latch hooking projects that are both creative and very fun to make.

For beginners, there are links to acquire the nuts of latch hooking.

Projects on this page include

Latch hook pillows
Rainbow latch claw carpet
Whimsical decor such as the bomb pop
Gingham latch hook carpet
Shaggy latch claw pillow covers
And and then many more!

There are several tutorials showing how to end a latch claw slice too.

With the links on this page, you lot tin find comprehensive instructions for latch hooking, videos, books, elementary ways to end a latch hooking piece of work, and so many fun projects to create!

There are even links to products used in latch hooking!

This craft of latch hooking is relaxing, simple, fun and kid friendly.

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