A heavy cotton casing may be sewn onto the back of the rug again this should be hand sewn if hanging a handmade or antique rug to form a tube through which the curtain rod may be inserted.
How to hang a latch hook rug on the wall.
Sew an extra length of rug binding along the top directly over the rug binding sewn on to cover the edge of your backing.
Attach the hooks to the studs.
You can use this latch hook rug canvas and hook to get the same shaggy wall hanging style.
For a freely hanging rug you only need to attach the top edge of the rug.
When hanging a heavy rug you need to place the hooks along the studs in the wall for added support.
It won t necessarily be any faster but it won t require some of the tools and skills you d need if you were wanting to weave the same thing.
Purchase a latch hooked rug.
Rod method 2 then of course there is the sheath or pocket way to hang a rug.
Plus you can customize the size of your wall hanging very quickly.
The second method of hanging an area rug on the wall involves the use of a curtain rod.
If you want to hang your finished latch hook rug leave the ends open on the top piece of binding and insert a small dowel rod through the hole.
As you can see this is something you can do yourself if the rug is small to medium sized and not very heavy.
The finished product can be used as a rug made into a pillow or hung on the wall as decoration.
Latch hooking is a method of crocheting using a latch hook needle latch hook canvas and yarn.
After detecting the studs center the rug along two studs.
You can easily find the studs in your wall with a stud finder.
Then tie a piece of rope to the ends of the dowel to hang it.
Make your own rug pillow or wall hanging using these basic steps to get you started.
Latch hooking a rug is simple relaxing and fun.
There are many easy patterns and plenty of advanced patterns to choose from.
However if you are planning on attaching the rug all over to the wall you will have to repeat the same on all 4 sides and that s it.
Hang the rod on the brackets that came with the set.
The design is crocheted into the canvas based on latch hook kit instructions or your own design.