Hand Hooked Rug
Hand hooked rugs have become famous and are treasured the world over.
They are a masterpiece of art that can add beauty and splendor to your walls and give your home that elegant appearance.
Since these rugs are specially designed to be hung on the walls, their purpose has been regarded with high esteem.
Earlier rugs were designed as door mats and floor coverings but its importance did not seem to attract many home makers.
This craft was made popular only after the late 1820s and today it has gained much momentum in the fashion world of home décor.
You can find hand hooked rugs in almost every department store but the price tag may be a bit large.
This should not be the reason to avoid getting yourself one of those masterpieces of art to decorate your home with.
You would swear that you have made the right choice.
They come in different designs and patterns with sizes to suit your budget as well as the area available in the home.
Hand hooked rugs are a traditional American art that is made up of scraps of clothing of different fabrics like silk, wool, nylon, cotton etc.
The purpose of using hand hooked rugs is not only to decorate the interiors of the home but it also serves as a shield from the cold winter climate.
Traditionally the designs are mostly floral and animal designs that use colorful threads to create the different pictures and patterns of the rugs.
The floral designs depict certain flowers that have their own meaning like the lotus for purity, the peach for long live and so on.
If you are desirous of owning a hand hooked rug but don't feel up to it to spend that money and buy it you can try making it yourself with the old clothes that you have lying around in the cupboard.
Basically you will need a simple design to follow; scraps of fabric that would suit the pattern you have chosen, a hook maybe a large size crochet hook would work wonders, a rectangular piece of course cloth, a pair of scissors, a simple picture frame that is not in use, a permanent market, masking tape, a large darning needle, yard or heavy thread to match the fabric scraps.
Together with the above materials your valuable time and effort is very essential.
There are many sites online that offer you step by step methods of turning old clothes with quality fabric into beautiful and well designed hand hooked rugs.
You may even consider this a hobby once you have mastered the art of creating various patterns.
Materials in hand you surely have decided to make that most impressing work of art for your home.
There is nothing to stop you because surely every home would have a lot of clothes that have lost their color or frayed in certain areas.
These can be recycled and put to use in your work of art.
They are a masterpiece of art that can add beauty and splendor to your walls and give your home that elegant appearance.
Since these rugs are specially designed to be hung on the walls, their purpose has been regarded with high esteem.
Earlier rugs were designed as door mats and floor coverings but its importance did not seem to attract many home makers.
This craft was made popular only after the late 1820s and today it has gained much momentum in the fashion world of home décor.
You can find hand hooked rugs in almost every department store but the price tag may be a bit large.
This should not be the reason to avoid getting yourself one of those masterpieces of art to decorate your home with.
You would swear that you have made the right choice.
They come in different designs and patterns with sizes to suit your budget as well as the area available in the home.
Hand hooked rugs are a traditional American art that is made up of scraps of clothing of different fabrics like silk, wool, nylon, cotton etc.
The purpose of using hand hooked rugs is not only to decorate the interiors of the home but it also serves as a shield from the cold winter climate.
Traditionally the designs are mostly floral and animal designs that use colorful threads to create the different pictures and patterns of the rugs.
The floral designs depict certain flowers that have their own meaning like the lotus for purity, the peach for long live and so on.
If you are desirous of owning a hand hooked rug but don't feel up to it to spend that money and buy it you can try making it yourself with the old clothes that you have lying around in the cupboard.
Basically you will need a simple design to follow; scraps of fabric that would suit the pattern you have chosen, a hook maybe a large size crochet hook would work wonders, a rectangular piece of course cloth, a pair of scissors, a simple picture frame that is not in use, a permanent market, masking tape, a large darning needle, yard or heavy thread to match the fabric scraps.
Together with the above materials your valuable time and effort is very essential.
There are many sites online that offer you step by step methods of turning old clothes with quality fabric into beautiful and well designed hand hooked rugs.
You may even consider this a hobby once you have mastered the art of creating various patterns.
Materials in hand you surely have decided to make that most impressing work of art for your home.
There is nothing to stop you because surely every home would have a lot of clothes that have lost their color or frayed in certain areas.
These can be recycled and put to use in your work of art.