![]() ![]() When it comes to finishing the piece, I will post the resources at the bottom of this post, but it mainly comes down to sewing the sides so they have yarn on the sides as opposed to just having raw edges. Like goodbye gallery wall, hello texture wall?! You will leave a medium size hole to flip the project outside right and then just hand sew closed! Here is a great resource!Īnother great way to go about a latch hook is a wall hanging, just like a weaving! I have seen some really big ones and they just are such an amazing texture to be added to any space. You will be sewing into the last row of the latch hook project. The way to go about making a pillow is actually super easy! Once you are done making your creation, you cut the latch hook out leaving 4 rows of the latch hook canvas and then cut a matching piece of fabric as the backing! Using your sewing machine, sew the latch hook and the fabric together INSIDE OUT using a zigzag stitch on your machine. Pinterest also had some cute extra shaggy pillow latch hook creations that will bring texture to any room. That is my plan for the one I am working on now because it is a shape and it feel that would look so COOL so it is a no brainier for me to make this latch hook a pillow. One of my personal favorite things to make are pillows, so it makes sense that I really love making pillows out of latch hook creations. Though I am not finished with mine yet, I figured it would be fun to share all the resources that I have found about what to do once you create a latch hook project! Because latch hook and weaving are so similar, some of the projects are the same, but still fun none the less! I have use Pinterest for most of my resources and also came with some fun projects so I will share those as well! These past few weeks I have been working on a large latch hook project from a kit that I got a few years (?) back. Latch hooks are most of the time a lot of work so its necessary to show off what you have done. Join in the fun and subscribe to the blog for future updates and projects.Once you finish a latch hook, you probably want to display it! Whether it is on the wall, on the couch or in a frame- placing it somewhere in your space for everyone to see your work is important. ![]() I have many resources including a book on Amazon, a Youtube channel with tutorials and a community of like minded latch hook crocheters on facebook! These are chain stitch, slip stitch, bullion stitch, Tunisian stitch, and later puff stitch. I also go on to teach a different set of basic stitches, which have been chosen for ease of use with a latch hook. Traditionally beginners would go on to make repeated rows and rows of traditional stitches, however the next step I teach is to make the same chain length bracelet with fancy yarns. A longer chain length will make a necklace. Adults do too, as not a lot of folks have used a latch hook and for those who have, it sparks off memories of making rag rugs!!Ī short chain length will make a simple plain bracelet. But seeing the resulting chain appear is a fascinating experience and as they succeed they often become absorbed in the process. Giving a child a latch hook is in itself motivating. I explain, it’s how knitting machines work with rows of similar latch hooks and that is how machine made knitted jumpers and cardigans are made. So when children ask me “What is a latch hook?” I tell them, that it is like having their own little machine. Left is a latch hook and Right is a traditional crochet hook ![]()
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