With a simple repeating pattern it s a great first time hooking project.
How to make a latch hook rug design.
Well now you can take a picture of your favorite lighthouse and turn it into a latch hook without paying someone to design it for you.
Not only visually stunning this gingham latch hook rug is also very easy to make.
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The craft kits you may remember from childhood have given way to a more sophisticated art form.
Push your hook through a square.
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.
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.
Fiber artists sell photorealistic latch hook work at craft fairs and online.
Repeat on all for sides to bind the edges of the rug.
If you don t want to wait for a pricey digital transfer onto latch hook cloth create your own pattern the old fashioned way.
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Fold an edge over one or two times and whipstitch around the edge until secure.
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.