Rug Hooking Tutorials

YOU can create beautiful heirloom quality rug hooking projects.  Find tutorials and step-by-step instructions showing you how to create and finish hooked rugs. Discover…

• how to hand-dye your wool
• an easy way to felt wool in your front load washing machine
• transferring rug hooking pattern methods

and so much more…

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Over Dye Plaid Wool to Tone Down Color

In this wool dyeing tutorial, I am going to over dye some vivid plaid wool in order to tone down Read more

Patriotic Hooked Mug Rug

I used a leftover small piece of monks cloth and some leftover worms to hook this patriotic hooked mug rug. Read more

Primitive Spring Decor Makeover - with Hooked Rug Carrot

I had some vintage decor that needed a makeover so I decided to turn it into a primitive spring fresh Read more

Making a Hooked Rug Stocking

In this rug hooking tutorial, I am going to make a hooked rug Christmas stocking with a wool backing and Read more

Hooked Rug Pillow with Cotton Backing

In this rug hooking tutorial, I am going to make a hooked rug shaped pillow with a cotton fabric backing. Read more

Washing Antique Hooked Rug

I recently acquired an antique hooked rug. It was hooked (punched?) with yarns and has a very pretty design and Read more

Punch Worms with Oxford Punch Needle

Last year for Christmas, I got an Oxford punch needle and I haven't tried it yet! So I decided to Read more

Making a Hooked Rug Sign

In this post, I will show you how I made a hooked rug Santa sign. I will be making the Read more

Felting Wool Shrinkage

How much shrinkage should you expect when felting wool for rug hooking, applique, or other projects? Not surprisingly, it will Read more

Dye Variegated Wool - One Color

I am getting ready to hook a Santa coat and I want his coat to be hooked with a variegated Read more

Tie Dye Wool for Rug Hooking

Because I was completely out of any striped wools to use for a background on a rug hooking project, I Read more

Natural Dye Wool: Carrot Tops

I enjoy experimenting with dyeing felted wool for rug hooking, backing punch needle projects, and applique projects. When we harvested Read more

Hooked Rug Make-Do Tutorial

With the recent release of a hooked rug crow make-do pattern in my shop, I thought you might enjoy a Read more

Primitive Hooked Rug Sunflowers

In this rug hooking tutorial, I will make a hooked rug sunflower. This sunflower can be used as a bowl Read more

Hand Dye Wool Skin Tones

When hooking the new George and Martha Washington rugs, we had enough skin tones wool for George's face, but not Read more

OverDye Wool for Rug Hooking

I didn't have any wool just the right color for the nose and cheeks on this hooked rug of George Read more

Hooked Rug Cone Flowers

In this rug hooking tutorial, I am going to make some hooked rug cone flowers. These will be on a Read more

Create Mottled Wool from a Solid Wool for Rug Hooking

I have a lot of solid wool fabrics from my days of thrifting wool garments. Sometimes, a solid wool is Read more

Making Hooked Rug Bowl Fillers

In this rug hooking tutorial, I will show you how I make rug hooked bowl fillers. You could use these Read more

Hanging a Hooked Rug Project

In this rug hooking tutorial, I will add a wool backing to a small hooked rug project and add a Read more

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