Rug Hooking 101: Get Started Right

Most rug hookers learn from a friend who learned from a friend, who learned….. you get the idea.
Some information gets lost. Learn the basics of Rug Hooking. Plenty of time will be available for questions. Write them down in advance. Get your answers.
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will have access to me during this lesson via Zoom. They can show me the problem areas in their rugs and have a conversation with me. The lesson will be available here on KZbin, and you can ask questions, but I will be answering the Zoom Live! questions first. If time remains, I will be bringing up the KZbin comments.
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[@rennieroop3250]

When I’m in Canada, I am also from Moncton, NB, Canada. Tell Helene!

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I'll send her an email.

[@shirleywasinger5222]

Hello from Kansas

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Thanks for watching!

[@rennieroop3250]

Rennie has spent the winter in Panama… hot here!🇵🇦🇨🇦🇵🇦🇨🇦

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That sounds like an interesting experience. How exotic!

[@pattimclarty2439]

I’m sorry. But the burn test is more than smell. Wool burns. If it is not wool it melts.

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The problem comes in when it is mostly wool. It is hard to judge and a bit dangerous. Bleach dissolves JUST the wool.

[@rennieroop3250]

?? How do you avoid twisting the wool under the rug?

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It is all about technique. Be sure the hook goes looking for the strip. You are not wrapping the wool around the hook. I have SO Many more tips inside The Rug Hooking Journey: howtorughook.com/trhj