From there you graduate to a bigger and better frames with stands that you can maneuver tilt and shift.
How to make a rug hooking frame cozy.
You sit with it on your lap and hook away.
And keeps everything protected.
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.
Center the underlying fabric on the top bar.
Keith the equipment and materials you ll need to make hooked rugs include wool strips a hand hook scissors and burlap.
Attach the 2 front leg pieces together by using wood glue and a nail gun to attach the top front piece to the.
Use pliers to pull the hooks out of the last 1 8 of each end of each hook strip.
Made from fleece in several optional fabrics which is thicker and stronger than flannel and will not shrink when washed.
I have applied a beaded blanket stitch on the edges of the cover.
Applied the hook strips leaving the corners free for arms to rest there without being scratched.
A cozy designed for rug hooking or punch needle frames will make to size.
I like the look but it also gives some weight to the cover and helps it to.
Form a rectangle by repeating this process with the last section of pipe.
I also use the cozy while punching.
A cozy is just what you need.
Clamp the fabric in place using clamps that can snap shut.
The cover allows me to transport the frame safely and easily.
2 back legs that will be 8 inches long with one of the ends cut at a 10.
Attach the top side pieces to the front and back.
Keep the fabric taut on the bottom bar by repeating the process.
The rug hooking frame has sharp teeth to hold or grip the rug i am hooking.
Attached the hook strips with air gun brad nails but can also be nailed down with tacks.
Because it protects my arms from the sharp strips.
Wrap a wool strip around you hook like this.
Ensure the hooks face outward.
I am very fond of the beaded blanket stitch so i use it often.
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.
Begin your rug project 6 inches past the end of the underlying fabric.
The cozy just slips on over the edges of the frame.
When you purchase my punch frame you will also receive a pattern so you can make a cozy for yourself.
The two clamps go on the sides of the top section.