How To Make A Rug Hooking Frame Cozy

A cozy designed for rug hooking or punch needle frames will make to size.

How to make a rug hooking frame cozy.

Attach the 2 front leg pieces together by using wood glue and a nail gun to attach the top front piece to the. When you purchase my punch frame you will also receive a pattern so you can make a cozy for yourself. The cozy just slips on over the edges of the frame. Made from fleece in several optional fabrics which is thicker and stronger than flannel and will not shrink when washed.

I have applied a beaded blanket stitch on the edges of the cover. Because it protects my arms from the sharp strips. Begin your rug project 6 inches past the end of the underlying fabric. 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.

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. 2 back legs that will be 8 inches long with one of the ends cut at a 10. You sit with it on your lap and hook away. Keep the fabric taut on the bottom bar by repeating the process.

I like the look but it also gives some weight to the cover and helps it to. Cut your wood to size. Attach the top side pieces to the front and back. The two clamps go on the sides of the top section.

Center the underlying fabric on the top bar. 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. Keith the equipment and materials you ll need to make hooked rugs include wool strips a hand hook scissors and burlap. I am very fond of the beaded blanket stitch so i use it often.

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. From there you graduate to a bigger and better frames with stands that you can maneuver tilt and shift. A cozy is just what you need. The rug hooking frame has sharp teeth to hold or grip the rug i am hooking.

I also use the cozy while punching. Ensure the hooks face outward. Applied the hook strips leaving the corners free for arms to rest there without being scratched. Wrap a wool strip around you hook like this.

Clamp the fabric in place using clamps that can snap shut. Use pliers to pull the hooks out of the last 1 8 of each end of each hook strip. The cover allows me to transport the frame safely and easily.