How To Finish A Latch Hook Wall Hanging

Keep pushing the hook until the latch sits above the bottom line of the square.

How to finish a latch hook wall hanging.

How to finish a completed latch hook rug. If you are left handed you are probably going to want to start at the left end of your sleeve and sew to the right. Level the hanging by moving the hook up or down on the canvas on the backside. I started with knocking off my own mondrian inspired painting over at mom spark.

Part two of this wave of primary colors is a new rug for my. Continue stitching around the horizontal canvas threads and through the hanging sleeve until you get to the other end. That should leave about 1 2 inch of the canvas. Fold your 1 of unused rug canvas down at the back of your latch hook project.

Knot your thread off. You can fine tune it as you place the wall hanging. Pull the yarn up and to the left keeping the yarn under the latch. Thread your tapestry needle with sturdy yarn or thread.

You see i ve always loved neo plasticism of piet mondrian and recently decided that i wanted to make my kitchen into a cubist s dream. Hang the latch hook wall hanging by sticking the picture hanging hooks through the holes in the canvas on the back side of the latch hook. Pull the yarn to the right between the latch and the hook and then wrap it around the back of the hook. If you have any questions please visit my website a.

Cut all of the edges of the finished rug leaving two complete empty squares all around. Choose a binding that matches the color of the rug. Basically you are doing horizontal stitches that are hidden inside the hanging sleeve. Secure rug binding to each empty canvas edge.

Just eyeball it to make the hooks level as you work across the wall. Smaller hangings will need hooks every 5 inches. Push your latch hook up underneath the first square where you want to place your yarn. Basic latch hook finishing.

A tutorial on how to bind the edge of your latch hook rug to give it protection strength and tidy it up. Hold all four strand ends in one hand so that they are just about at the crook of your latch hook. Supplies your nearly finished latch hook with 1 of empty rug canvas on all sides sturdy scissors tapestry needle yarn or strong thread.