This finish is suitable for a mat that will be on the floor.
How to finish a rug hooking project.
This will help to prevent stretching when you zig zag the edge and when you handle the rug for finishing.
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Zig zag the raw edge to prevent fraying.
Pillow sew the punch needle project onto a pillow.
You would then hook your rug remembering to hook right up to that tape then trim back your foundation fabric so that it fits under the binding tape fold over the binding tape and stitch to the backside making sure to catch the wool in your needle with each stitch.
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Bowl filler this is probably my favorite way to finish a punch needle project.
Do the stitching before you cut it off.
Now cut off the excess backing at the pencil line.
So i started this whole latch hook rug project a few weeks ago and spent about 4 hours a night hooking my new rug.
I have created a lot of bowl filler patterns that i usually hand sew.
In primitive hooking you generally start by outlining an area and then filling it in.
Whip stitch around the folded corner of your latch hook project to secure the corner and keep whip stitching along the next edge of your project to secure the excess rug canvas at the back of your project once again.
5 continue hooking until the whole mat is done.
If the rug is very large i will cut as i go so that while i am handling the rug i do not stretch out the edge.
Framed it is a relatively simple process to put a punch needle project.
Another way to finish a rug is use the method above and then add binding tape which is a strip of webbed cotton that is about 1 1 2 inches wide to the back of the mat that will cover the hemmed over edge.
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Press the binding edge on top as close to the edge of the finished rug as possible.
Use straight pins to secure the rug binding in place.
When you ve worked all the way around all sides of your project break your yarn and finish it with a knot.
Then remove the straight pins.
Sew the binding to the canvas using a sewing machine.
Here are 21 ideas for finishing a punch needle project.
Bring all your ends of wool to the surface and clip them evenly with your loops.
Cut a new strip of rug binding for each edge of canvas and attach it in the same way.
6 when you finish your project cut the excess burlap away from the edge leaving no more than two inches all around.