Stitch through the seam allowance as well as into the canvas of the body of your latch hook rug being careful to stitch into the canvas rather than the yarn of your rug.
How to finish a hooked rug kit.
Do not iron press.
Thread your tapestry needle with sturdy yarn or thread.
Wring out your pressing cloth but not too dry.
Remove the straight pins when all the ends are secured.
Begin in one corner and work your way over the entire piece.
For both the proper finish will prevent fraying and preserve your handmade latch hook piece.
Basic latch hook finishing.
Hold your hook in the hand you use to hold your pencil and the strip of wool in the other hand.
You could cleanly whip stitch or blanket stitch the raw edges down with perfect technique but it s just not necessary.
Fold your 1 of unused rug canvas down at the back of your latch hook project.
Hold the iron in one spot for about 5 seconds.
Deanne has a 60 minute how to hook rugs video.
Cut a strip of wool cloth about one quarter an inch wide and about eight to twelve inches long.
Continue stitching and attaching your canvas down for the rest of the rug.
Here is a free clip from her how to hook rugs video where she shows you how to hook a rug available at http.
Now when i asked around a lot of people actually finish their rugs by sewing a piece of felt onto the backside.
Bend the non sewn ends of the binding to the rug s bottom.
Sew that segment as directed below then trim more as needed.
Cut the excess mesh off of your latch hook rug at about 4 cm 1 1 2 inches from where your hooked rug ends.
Trim only a short segment to start with in order to prevent fraying.
Use a needle and thread to secure them in place with an overcast stitch.
Pin them in place with straight pins.
Cut a square out of the corner and.
Come along with us as we show you different finishing techniques for your hand hooked rugs.
This rug will also be bound and potentially even backed with felt or rug backing.
My in progress rug finishing with the canvas scraps that were cut entirely away.
Put your hook down through a hole in the burlap backing and catch the piece of wool pulling it up thru the burlap.
Attach the non sewn end of rug binding to the bottom of the latch hook rug.