I've been wanting to try this type of hooking for a long time. Good instructional video - the best one so far on TH-cam! Every day materials, from leftover scraps, crochet hook, & a homemade stretcher frame. I especially like how you block a finished piece.
Well thanks! Ialways try to keep things simple. But nothing beats trying it out for yoyrself ;). And I'm not a knitting guy at all so I have no idea what size is the hook ;)
This is the video I've been looking for for hours! You are the Only Person to show what is going on on the back of the fabric and I love your home invented stretch frame and it's a very good video, thank you!!
I've been watching so many hooking videos and I really wanted to try it. Yours is the first that makes it seem like something that I could do. I definitely appreciate your style. Thank you for putting this on the web so I could see!
Thank you very much for that comment! Makes my day :) All I can say is try it out. With a few type of cloth or yarn. It might take you a few hours to get the hang of it but even at first you'll make some decent hooking I'm sure ;) the whole point of rug hooking is not to make perfect pieces but to make something that feel handmade and have fun! ;)
That's awsome! It's a great way to let the creative juices flow. And even if it doesn't look perfect at first keep at it. It's the little imperfection that make hooked rugs great!
I love your style & video ..... TOTALLY..... your humour and easy going way totally invited my attention, mind and imagination - thank YOU.... thank you BIG ~was hesitant to start.....now I'm ready.
That is very interesting and I like your designs. I was wondering what would keep it from unraveling but I guess the pressing with the steam would stop that. Years ago I did a rug, about 3 by 4 feet oval, from a Shillcraft kit called Latch Hooking. Similar but each piece hooked is a separate piece of yarn about 4 inches long and of course the design is not your own original. I just googled and they no longer sell the one that I made.
So awesome to meet a Male hooker !LOL..I am using an old picture frame as well..I figure our ancestors didnt have fancy rug hooking tools the used what the had ..The primitive look of these rugs is so charming !Thank you for a great video showing us the joy of hooking !
That is great! very nice work, I usually use a punch needle embroidery because is faster, you can change the length in 3 options, maybe is not that therapeutic but I don't normally have a lot of patience like you. But I do make my own patterns designs :) Congrats keep hooking!!
Ca dépend un peu des styles....mais pour quelque chose de ras je les sort de plus ou moins 1cm....mais un truc, essaye sur un morceau de jute qui n'est pas le tapis et fait un carré pour essayer des textures avant de te lancer dans le vrai projet.
The "place to store all your CRAFT" lol is where I mess up. lol. I have selective hearing at times. I've gotta crochet 2 or 3 baby afghans, got a small counted cross that I work on now and then, my scrapbooking/photos are neglected for now oh and yeah, my garden. lol. Nice bird.
I've re-watched your instructional video & I'm interested in trying your method. It seems that I have most of the supplies but in your video you seem to use a crochet hook. What size hook are you using?
You can cut a piece of fabric....and sow it on the burlap after the booking is done...you just so it with a needle...personally I don't look underneath so I don't do it
Not sure about the name but I think it's Scottish burlap.I buy it in a fabric and yarn shop. The one they sell to protect trees during the winter is too uneven.
yea. I figured out that using oyster burlap works better for yarn though. it's not quite as detailed as linen burlap, which I was trying to use originally, but it works for me, because i'm doing a large rug, one square yard, so it doesn't need to be that detailed. Now I don't have the problem of the yarn falling apart like before. :)
To be honest I haven't done a lot of both. most of he time I use old clothesthat I cut into strips. It give a unique look to the hooking. My favorite is t-shirt fabric. My sister tho prefers wool fabric. But it is dang expensive. Hope it helps!
what is the base you're using called and where can I find it? Also, what alternative base would you suggest for one to use instead of that thing -something I can find easily or in my home?
I started this using yarn. frustrating...keep on pulling like a few strands of yarn through instead of the whole strip. u had that problem?maybe not cuz u use clothes usually.
Thank you for this. Out of all i have watched yours is so real and helpful. What type of Burlap did you use or like to use. When that 2nd video coming out?? Again Thanks :)
That is great to hear! Thanks. And I think it's sometime called scottish burlap. I buy it from a yarn store. Oh and the second video has been up for a long time ;) check on this page you should see it somewhere. Or just type the whole title but with part 2 it should bring it up. ;)
Salut! Vous etes quebecois, n'est-ce pas? (Je suis diplomee de l'universite Laval. :) ) Le videos est super! Merci beaucoup! (I'm going to write in English in case others also have the same question.) Do you mix the fibers you use in your work (cotton t-shirts, wool, etc.), or do you work in just one type of fiber? What do you do to clean your work? Thank you. :)
Je viens du Nouveau Brunswick...et oui parfois je mélange les différentes fibres mais parfois il faut les tisser un peu moins serrer ou plus dépendamment du tissu. Mais ça il faut le voir soi même pendant que tu Hook
Yeah it came to me evntually lol And I added some more because ou really want the hooking to get really humid. And some people make room wide hookings, that takes like months to make! lol
@gmoskal yeah not a lot of us I hear lol. And my sister uses pricy cloth. A rug can cost her over 60$ to make as for me it does 5-7 dolloars ;) plus I like that Incan reuse old stuff like tshirts when I hook. After all that was the way back then ;)
Really nice video, BUT I get seasick when you move the Camera the whole time. Sorry. Bu t I hope to see a new video from you soon where you Put the camera still ! Thanks
Thank you for posting this very clear and interesting introduction to the craft. I do understand wanting to keep costs low, but... it seems a shame to waste all that time & effort on synthetic chemical fibers. Wool is do durable, and 'real'. Sadly, in the USA, sheep & wool growers get almost nothing for their wool (unless they sell it directly to handspinners and fiber artists) - but even the very mediocre wool yarn available in most chain yarn stores is relatively expensive. Sigh.
Well here it can get quite expansive. And personaly I prefer to use reclaimed fabrics like it was done back then. Also I don't like hooking with wool ;)
I just meant that you need to think about a script if you do it again, or at least re-record it if you stumble over the words. Voiceover can fix the sounds. As I said, the product was very nice. I also speak both French and English.
They're called embroidery hoops. You really need a producer. Nice finished product but tedious to have to listen to it. "It's wool, it's not wool, yeah yeah it's wool, oh yarn, that's what I mean" Seriously....
Thank you for this video. I've watched loads on TH-cam and this cuts to the chase. So simple and thank goodness no ordering of special equipment! ❤👏👏👏
Thanks! I hope it helps you!
I've been wanting to try this type of hooking for a long time. Good instructional video - the best one so far on TH-cam! Every day materials, from leftover scraps, crochet hook, & a homemade stretcher frame. I especially like how you block a finished piece.
Well thanks! Ialways try to keep things simple. But nothing beats trying it out for yoyrself ;). And I'm not a knitting guy at all so I have no idea what size is the hook ;)
This is the video I've been looking for for hours! You are the Only Person to show what is going on on the back of the fabric and I love your home invented stretch frame and it's a very good video, thank you!!
hope you liked it ;)
Wow! You draw pretty darn good! The sheep rug is awesome! Nice work of art!
Thank you, you show parts of the process that others don't bother to mention. Thanks again!
I've been watching so many hooking videos and I really wanted to try it. Yours is the first that makes it seem like something that I could do. I definitely appreciate your style. Thank you for putting this on the web so I could see!
Thank you very much for that comment! Makes my day :) All I can say is try it out. With a few type of cloth or yarn. It might take you a few hours to get the hang of it but even at first you'll make some decent hooking I'm sure ;) the whole point of rug hooking is not to make perfect pieces but to make something that feel handmade and have fun! ;)
Hehe Nice work!! Jane Olson and Gene Shepherd have some competition now! La petite poule est cute!!!!
You are Amazing. You taught me more than any other video.
Melinda Lisby thanks! ;)
That's awsome! It's a great way to let the creative juices flow. And even if it doesn't look perfect at first keep at it. It's the little imperfection that make hooked rugs great!
Thank you so much; this video is very informative! You also have a wonderful sense of humor!
Thanks ;)
I love your style & video ..... TOTALLY..... your humour and easy going way totally invited my attention, mind and imagination - thank YOU.... thank you BIG ~was hesitant to start.....now I'm ready.
That is very interesting and I like your designs. I was wondering what would keep it from unraveling but I guess the pressing with the steam would stop that. Years ago I did a rug, about 3 by 4 feet oval, from a Shillcraft kit called Latch Hooking. Similar but each piece hooked is a separate piece of yarn about 4 inches long and of course the design is not your own original. I just googled and they no longer sell the one that I made.
You explained alot of things I needed to know in order to be better at this. Thank you so much!!!!
Linda Motley No problem...glad it was usfull ;)
Good video! If there's no knots, how does it stay in place? Just the ironing? Thanks!
Yeah ironing it thightens the fabrics and it stays all tied up. But if you tug on it enouf it could come undone
Thanks for the details. Happy hooking
You too!
So awesome to meet a Male hooker !LOL..I am using an old picture frame as well..I figure our ancestors didnt have fancy rug hooking tools the used what the had ..The primitive look of these rugs is so charming !Thank you for a great video showing us the joy of hooking !
Thanks! I've hear there's not much men into hooking lol
My old frame is working great but I might make a better one, one day ;)
Can't wait to see the one with the tree. Very cool! Haven't hooked since I was a girl..LOL
That is great! very nice work, I usually use a punch needle embroidery because is faster, you can change the length in 3 options, maybe is not that therapeutic but I don't normally have a lot of patience like you. But I do make my own patterns designs :) Congrats keep hooking!!
do you like to use yarn or wooll more? what are the advantages or disadvantages to both?in ur opinion.
I really love your simple useful video, you done so well!!! It is not intimidating, like most videos
Pussman & co thanks...hope you give it a try it's really fun!
Hahaha, too funny! Eh, I don't remember, let's move on LOL. Great vid, informative and made me giggle.
Jean Strong ;)
Really enjoy your video you are fun to listen to you seem to keep it fun Thank You!
Linda Tony thanks ;)
Très belle démonstration .Merci
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Bonjour j’aimerais savoir de quelle hauteur doivent êtres les boucles pour un tapis de sol ,vous pouvez s’il vous plaît me le dire ? Merci
Ca dépend un peu des styles....mais pour quelque chose de ras je les sort de plus ou moins 1cm....mais un truc, essaye sur un morceau de jute qui n'est pas le tapis et fait un carré pour essayer des textures avant de te lancer dans le vrai projet.
@@painchaud2000 ah ! merci beaucoup , c’est vraiment gentil de me répondre
Je vous souhaite de bonnes fêtes .
@@moniquefouquet3810 de rien, et toi aussi passe de belles fêtes!
Hey! you're back! Cool! Greetings from Arizona.
The "place to store all your CRAFT" lol is where I mess up. lol. I have selective hearing at times. I've gotta crochet 2 or 3 baby afghans, got a small counted cross that I work on now and then, my scrapbooking/photos are neglected for now oh and yeah, my garden. lol. Nice bird.
Thanks for the video! How do you keep from stabbing your arms on the nails???
Well the nails have little heads and you just have to make sure you don't press your arms too hard on them. But it's not a problem at all
@Feliziana Adrianna Portofino-Bautista well thanks and I'm sure you'll have lots of fun
I've re-watched your instructional video & I'm interested in trying your method. It seems that I have most of the supplies but in your video you seem to use a crochet hook. What size hook are you using?
how or do you put a backing on your work?
You can cut a piece of fabric....and sow it on the burlap after the booking is done...you just so it with a needle...personally I don't look underneath so I don't do it
I really love this tutorial. Thank you!!
etam1616 glad you did! Thanks for the comment. Are you going to start hooking?
Merci! C’est tres joli, j’ai hate d’essaye! Tu utilise justo un crochet
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Oui...je l'ai acheté dans une boutique de couture...je sais pas si ça un nom ou une autre fonction
Oh wow!, I hope I get as much this year!
These threads are knotted so hot they stay?i wonder
Just by being so thight...if you were to pull on one really hard it would come apart...but you'd have to do it on purpose
Not sure about the name but I think it's Scottish burlap.I buy it in a fabric and yarn shop. The one they sell to protect trees during the winter is too uneven.
@qandissa ;) I've tried a few hooks but this is the best one for me
I see, well best of luck with your project
yea. I figured out that using oyster burlap works better for yarn though. it's not quite as detailed as linen burlap, which I was trying to use originally, but it works for me, because i'm doing a large rug, one square yard, so it doesn't need to be that detailed. Now I don't have the problem of the yarn falling apart like before. :)
Can you do this on Aida cloth or do you have to do it on burlap
Erin Morrison you can...personally I prefer burlap...plus it's way cheaper here ;)
To be honest I haven't done a lot of both. most of he time I use old clothesthat I cut into strips. It give a unique look to the hooking. My favorite is t-shirt fabric. My sister tho prefers wool fabric. But it is dang expensive. Hope it helps!
good tutorial good sense of humour
what is the base you're using called and where can I find it? Also, what alternative base would you suggest for one to use instead of that thing -something I can find easily or in my home?
musole chipawa it's higher quality burlap...you can also use aida cloth
Thank you so much....cant wait to try this out!!
I started this using yarn. frustrating...keep on pulling like a few strands of yarn through instead of the whole strip. u had that problem?maybe not cuz u use clothes usually.
what kind of burlap is good to use
Thank you for this. Out of all i have watched yours is so real and helpful. What type of Burlap did you use or like to use. When that 2nd video coming out?? Again Thanks :)
That is great to hear! Thanks. And I think it's sometime called scottish burlap. I buy it from a yarn store. Oh and the second video has been up for a long time ;) check on this page you should see it somewhere. Or just type the whole title but with part 2 it should bring it up. ;)
Here ;). Introduction to rug hooking part 2
Thank You so much!!
No problem. Hope you find burlad and try it out ;)
Salut! Vous etes quebecois, n'est-ce pas? (Je suis diplomee de l'universite Laval. :) ) Le videos est super! Merci beaucoup! (I'm going to write in English in case others also have the same question.) Do you mix the fibers you use in your work (cotton t-shirts, wool, etc.), or do you work in just one type of fiber? What do you do to clean your work? Thank you. :)
Je viens du Nouveau Brunswick...et oui parfois je mélange les différentes fibres mais parfois il faut les tisser un peu moins serrer ou plus dépendamment du tissu. Mais ça il faut le voir soi même pendant que tu Hook
Great job, thank you..make more!
Yeah it came to me evntually lol And I added some more because ou really want the hooking to get really humid. And some people make room wide hookings, that takes like months to make! lol
@Capebretonite1 lol well thanks, my stunbling for words depends on how late it is also
Awesome!
@gmoskal yeah not a lot of us I hear lol. And my sister uses pricy cloth. A rug can cost her over 60$ to make as for me it does 5-7 dolloars ;) plus I like that Incan reuse old stuff like tshirts when I hook. After all that was the way back then ;)
Yeah I forgot yarn does that. It's why I rarely use it.
@Typerwiterstreaming ;) thanks, I'll try and do more crafts this year ;)
Yeah plus t's a great way to reuse
@Chlorinolda lol thanks ;)
I was just wondering. im thinkin of maybe making a tapestry.so, yea.
part two was never made, nor posted. Paul went on to new interests it seems like
Vicki Stone it's right here...th-cam.com/video/SNhpp1tWPjQ/w-d-xo.html and who's Paul? Lol
thank you! I went on your play lists and channels. where was it? I am glad I was wrong!
oh dear, I mean't Pain!
Vicki Stone not sure really...it's an old video maybe it wasn't there.
BTW, we got over 100 pounds of tomatoes from the greenhouse so far this year.
;) thanks! and yes I was busy -S
Really nice video, BUT I get seasick when you move the Camera the whole time. Sorry. Bu t I hope to see a new video from you soon where you Put the camera still ! Thanks
LOL! Yeah I have to build somekind of shelves to put my stuff in.
Thank you for posting this very clear and interesting introduction to the craft. I do understand wanting to keep costs low, but... it seems a shame to waste all that time & effort on synthetic chemical fibers. Wool is do durable, and 'real'. Sadly, in the USA, sheep & wool growers get almost nothing for their wool (unless they sell it directly to handspinners and fiber artists) - but even the very mediocre wool yarn available in most chain yarn stores is relatively expensive. Sigh.
Well here it can get quite expansive. And personaly I prefer to use reclaimed fabrics like it was done back then. Also I don't like hooking with wool ;)
Bonne fete St. Jean :)
I just meant that you need to think about a script if you do it again, or at least re-record it if you stumble over the words. Voiceover can fix the sounds. As I said, the product was very nice. I also speak both French and English.
Yeah the waving through the burlap and the steaming does wonders. Still, a cat could destroy this in a few minutes lol
Lol, thanks
Well my sister had the same "surprise"'when she tried it.
eheh thanks ;)
I should have known
embroidery hoop man
Wheres the dog?!?!
it`s normal to be searching for words when you normally speak french....
Lol, he was in another room
They're called embroidery hoops. You really need a producer. Nice finished product but tedious to have to listen to it. "It's wool, it's not wool, yeah yeah it's wool, oh yarn, that's what I mean" Seriously....
motion sickness stopped watching at 4:19 :(
Nice clear video - but the unnecessary laughter is really irritating.