How To Make A Rug Hooking Frame Cozy

I also use the cozy while punching.

How to make a rug hooking frame cozy.

Because it protects my arms from the sharp strips. 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. The cozy just slips on over the edges of the frame.

Ensure the hooks face outward. Clamp the fabric in place using clamps that can snap shut. The rug hooking frame has sharp teeth to hold or grip the rug i am hooking. 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.

Cut your wood to size. The two clamps go on the sides of the top section. Attached the hook strips with air gun brad nails but can also be nailed down with tacks. From there you graduate to a bigger and better frames with stands that you can maneuver tilt and shift.

A cozy designed for rug hooking or punch needle frames will make to size. Made from fleece in several optional fabrics which is thicker and stronger than flannel and will not shrink when washed. 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. 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. Center the underlying fabric on the top bar. I have applied a beaded blanket stitch on the edges of the cover. Attach the 2 front leg pieces together by using wood glue and a nail gun to attach the top front piece to the.

Keep the fabric taut on the bottom bar by repeating the process. Use pliers to pull the hooks out of the last 1 8 of each end of each hook strip. 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. Wrap a wool strip around you hook like this.

A cozy is just what you need. I am very fond of the beaded blanket stitch so i use it often. Attach the top side pieces to the front and back. You sit with it on your lap and hook away.

Applied the hook strips leaving the corners free for arms to rest there without being scratched. And keeps everything protected. Form a rectangle by repeating this process with the last section of pipe.