How To Make A Rug Hooking Frame Cozy

Made from fleece in several optional fabrics which is thicker and stronger than flannel and will not shrink when washed.

How to make a rug hooking frame cozy.

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. Begin your rug project 6 inches past the end of the underlying fabric. 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. When you purchase my punch frame you will also receive a pattern so you can make a cozy for yourself.

You sit with it on your lap and hook away. The two clamps go on the sides of the top section. I am very fond of the beaded blanket stitch so i use it often. Ensure the hooks face outward.

Attach the top side pieces to the front and back. The rug hooking frame has sharp teeth to hold or grip the rug i am hooking. Cut your wood to size. Keep the fabric taut on the bottom bar by repeating the process.

Attached the hook strips with air gun brad nails but can also be nailed down with tacks. The cover allows me to transport the frame safely and easily. 2 back legs that will be 8 inches long with one of the ends cut at a 10. A cozy designed for rug hooking or punch needle frames will make to size.

Form a rectangle by repeating this process with the last section of pipe. 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. Because it protects my arms from the sharp strips. I have applied a beaded blanket stitch on the edges of the cover.

The cozy just slips on over the edges of the frame. Wrap a wool strip around you hook like this. From there you graduate to a bigger and better frames with stands that you can maneuver tilt and shift. I also use the cozy while punching.

Use pliers to pull the hooks out of the last 1 8 of each end of each hook strip. And keeps everything protected. Applied the hook strips leaving the corners free for arms to rest there without being scratched. 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.

Center the underlying fabric on the top bar. Clamp the fabric in place using clamps that can snap shut. I like the look but it also gives some weight to the cover and helps it to.