Prodding Rug Hooking

Rugs are created from scraps of wool or other fabrics by simply poking or prodding through a loosely woven linen or other backing.

Prodding rug hooking.

Information for latch hooking locker hooking prodding punch needle rug hooking and making smyrna and ghiordes knots using a latch hook. If the material is thin as in cottons cut them 3 long x 1 wide. This technique is perfect for creating beautiful three dimensional blossoms. For other designs you may prefer cutting the peices 3 long x 1 2 wide.

Hooking and prodding at rugmaking. How to use a spring hook if making a proddy picture mat thick wool fabric is perfect it gives your rug body and cutting your peices 2 long x 1 2 wide allows the peices to stand up firm keeping the picture in shape. This is the glue i use. June 1 2012 at 3 49 am i finished a proddy rug this year using up some of the samples that come in the mail selvedge edges and wool that is too thin or thick to use in my hooked rugs.

Happy to have inspired you to try prodding. A new free rug hooking pattern is in the works. Proddy is an old fashioned british variation of rug hooking using shaped pieces of wool fabric lifted up with a hook wool prod or prodding clasp. Thanks for your comment.

Aleene s no sew fabric glue i found at jo ann fabrics. Iloverughooking carries all supplies needed for creating beautiful prodded rugs. Skipping a few holes in the backing pull the tail through. I did it in a.