Needlework

Crochet is an enjoyable and productive pastime. You can make many accessories for your home that are unique and personalized to your taste. The supply of yarn and fabric that can be used to make...

Hooking a rug takes many hours of your time. But the rug is not finished until you whipstitch the edges. Whipstitching the edges of your hooked rug keeps the threads from fraying. It also protects...

If you can't find eggplant colored rug hooking materials, you can dye them yourself. Home dyeing is an easy and fun process; it doesn't take long to properly prepare your workspace and materials,...

Rug hooking is simply pulling loops of rug yarn or fabric strips through the mesh of a backing material with a special hook. The loops form a pile rug in colors you choose. The design is completed...

Finishing a latch hook rug can be done by hand or with a sewing machine. Binding the rug with fabric tape is necessary to prevent damage to the edges, whether you plan to use your rug on the floor...

Latch hook rugs come in many different design kits, and can easily be made into pillows. Latch hook rug pillows are easy to make, and the materials are readily available at any craft store.

A hand hooked rug is a great craft to try if you want to learn a new craft that is easy and fun. In home economics class in high school, nearly everyone else crocheted a poncho but rebel that I...

Rag rugs are a fun and creative way to use your left-over fabric scraps. Mixing and matching colors to coordinate a room's decor or accent a bland niche in your home make the rag rug project a...

Latch hooking is a simple technique using a tool, yarn and a design printed onto latch hooking canvas. A simple latch hook design can be finished in only 1 to 2 hours. A latch hooking project can...

Making a hooked rug or picture with a minimum of expense and tools will give you a new look at an old craft.

Latch hook is an item made by hooking yarn into a rug or needlepoint canvas fabric with a latch hook tool. Short pieces of yarn are packed in bundles of separated color or counted out and packed...

Rug hooking was a popular pastime in the mid-19th century, when the invention of time-saving domestic appliances gave housewives a little free time to get creative. Using burlap feed sacks and...

Detailing the body of a woven rug. Learn about rug weaving and how to weave with a frame loom in this free video.

Cutting off a rug to finish weaving on a frame loom. Learn about rug weaving and how to weave with a frame loom in this free video.

Weaving patterns into a rug on a frame loom. Learn about rug weaving and how to weave with a frame loom in this free video.

Going from a rug pattern back to a plain rug. Learn about rug weaving and how to weave with a frame loom in this free video.

Doing more than one thread at a time on a frame loom. Learn about rug weaving and how to weave with a frame loom in this free video.

Forming patterns when weaving a rug. Learn about rug weaving and how to weave with a frame loom in this free video.

Seeing and fixing mistakes when weaving on a frame loom. Learn about rug weaving and how to weave with a frame loom in this free video.

Putting the first rag on a frame loom. Learn about rug weaving and how to weave with a frame loom in this free video.

Make sure the warp is nice and tight. Learn about rug weaving and how to weave with a frame loom in this free video.

What do you need to weave on a frame loom? Learn about rug weaving and how to weave with a frame loom in this free video.

What is the warp for weavers? Learn about rug weaving and how to weave with a frame loom in this free video.

Ripping up rags when using a frame loom. Learn about rug weaving and how to weave with a frame loom in this free video.

Before weaving a rug, you'll need a frame loom. Learn about rug weaving and how to weave with a frame loom in this free video.

What is a frame loom and how do you use it? Learn about rug weaving and how to weave with a frame loom in this free video.

Rug weaving is fairly easy as long as you have the necessary tools and supplies. Knowing what you want your rug to look like is essential before even beginning. You should decide the length and...

Plastic bags are everywhere! Even if you refuse them at the store, they still seem to pop up in one form or another. You can use plastic bag material to create useful and pretty rugs for the...

Latch hook is rug making using a hook to make a looped pile from yarn or fabric on an even-weave base fabric. For a beginner, the best way to try latch hook is to purchase a kit. If you have a...