How To Make A Rug Hooking Frame Cozy

Wrap a wool strip around you hook like this.

How to make a rug hooking frame cozy.

You sit with it on your lap and hook away. When you purchase my punch frame you will also receive a pattern so you can make a cozy for yourself. I like the look but it also gives some weight to the cover and helps it to. From there you graduate to a bigger and better frames with stands that you can maneuver tilt and shift.

Begin your rug project 6 inches past the end of the underlying fabric. The cover allows me to transport the frame safely and easily. The cozy just slips on over the edges of the frame. Clamp the fabric in place using clamps that can snap shut.

Attached the hook strips with air gun brad nails but can also be nailed down with tacks. Keith the equipment and materials you ll need to make hooked rugs include wool strips a hand hook scissors and burlap. A cozy designed for rug hooking or punch needle frames will make to size. I am very fond of the beaded blanket stitch so i use it often.

Made from fleece in several optional fabrics which is thicker and stronger than flannel and will not shrink when washed. And keeps everything protected. I have applied a beaded blanket stitch on the edges of the cover. 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.

Keep the fabric taut on the bottom bar by repeating the process. 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. Attach the 2 front leg pieces together by using wood glue and a nail gun to attach the top front piece to the.

Ensure the hooks face outward. Use it to transport your rug project or as you are hooking to keep your arms and hands from the sharp grippers on the frame. Attach the top side pieces to the front and back. 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 also use the cozy while punching. Applied the hook strips leaving the corners free for arms to rest there without being scratched. A cozy is just what you need. 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.

The two clamps go on the sides of the top section. Center the underlying fabric on the top bar. 2 back legs that will be 8 inches long with one of the ends cut at a 10.