How To Make A Rug Hooking Frame Cozy

Ensure the hooks face outward.

How to make a rug hooking frame cozy.

And keeps everything protected. Cut your wood to size. I also use the cozy while punching. 2 back legs that will be 8 inches long with one of the ends cut at a 10.

The cozy just slips on over the edges of the frame. A cozy is just what you need. Because it protects my arms from the sharp strips. The rug hooking frame has sharp teeth to hold or grip the rug i am hooking.

The two clamps go on the sides of the top section. Attach the top side pieces to the front and back. Begin your rug project 6 inches past the end of the underlying fabric. Made from fleece in several optional fabrics which is thicker and stronger than flannel and will not shrink when washed.

Attached the hook strips with air gun brad nails but can also be nailed down with tacks. You will lay your pattern over the top of the frame clamp one side then tug down on the backing and clamp the other side. Center the underlying fabric on the top bar. The legs both for the standing frame and the lap frame slip in and out so you can easily switch from the standing frame version to the lap frame.

Clamp the fabric in place using clamps that can snap shut. Use pliers to pull the hooks out of the last 1 8 of each end of each hook strip. A cozy designed for rug hooking or punch needle frames will make to size. From there you graduate to a bigger and better frames with stands that you can maneuver tilt and shift.

I like the look but it also gives some weight to the cover and helps it to. The cover allows me to transport the frame safely and easily. Attach the 2 front leg pieces together by using wood glue and a nail gun to attach the top front piece to the. Applied the hook strips leaving the corners free for arms to rest there without being scratched.

You sit with it on your lap and hook away. I am very fond of the beaded blanket stitch so i use it often. Keith the equipment and materials you ll need to make hooked rugs include wool strips a hand hook scissors and burlap. Keep the fabric taut on the bottom bar by repeating the process.

Since i clearly wasn t going to be a full time hooker and didn t want to spend the 200 300 for a floor frame i thought it would be easy enough to make one. I have applied a beaded blanket stitch on the edges of the cover. Wrap a wool strip around you hook like this.