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Making a Latch Hook Rug

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Hi guys, this is the process of how I made a latch hook rug. I changed the carpet in my room to flooring. I wanted to add an area rug but there weren’t many options for me to choose from. So, I figured why not make one. It could be whatever size I wanted, which at the time was a 4 1/2’ x 5 1/2’ rug. I went on Amazon and ordered 2 mesh canvases, latch hooks, and 10 rolls of yarn. I also bought a 5’x8’ rug pad from Ross. Make sure that your yarn isn’t too thin. I cut pieces of yarn to be 2 1/2”. I would cut a couple of 20” pieces, cut it in half making it 10”, and cut it in half 2 more times making it 2 1/2”.

I found a better method after my 6th roll of yarn. I cut 2 pieces of cardboard at 2 1/4” x 4”. I cut a smaller piece at 1 1/4” x 3”. I glued the smaller piece between the 2 strips. Then, I wrapped my yarn around it and held the yarn down before cutting it. To attach the yarn, I used the rows of the canvas that looked more durable. I left 4 rows on all sides. Place the hook under and up 1 of the squares. The latch should be open. With the yarn under the hook, align the ends to find the center. Pull the hook down slightly, so that the yarn can go under the latch.

Bring the yarn to 1 side, up, and across. Next, pull the hook down and the ends of the yarn should go through the loop created. It should look like a reverse lark's head knot. Continue doing this and make sure that all the knots face the same direction. Since I planned on making a large rug, I knew that I'd need to connect 2 pieces of mesh canvas. To speed up the process, here’s what I started doing. I aligned the ends of the yarn before placing the hook through it.

I faced my hook away from the other pieces of yarn, turned it slightly to catch the yarn and turned it back before pulling the hook through the loop. I attached 3 or 4 pieces of yarn, then pulled them all tight at once. After a roll of yarn, I realized that this would take months and I wouldn’t have enough yarn. So, I decided to make a runner rug, that would be a 5 1/2 ft x 1 1/2 ft. Halfway through making this, I ordered a shag area rug from Target. But I still wanted to finish this rug. So, this rug might end up going in another room. I also decided to add a design, but something not too busy.

I made double x’s and double triangles. I also made this cross cross pattern. I later changed it because it didn’t seem like it matched the other 2 symbols. So, I made double diamonds. It’s like the other half of the double triangles and has the double x’s in it. I connected the 2 canvases by overlapping the 4 rows. With a needle and thread, I combined them with a whip stitch. I stitched 2 rows and cut off the extra rows. Then, I attached the yarn through both layers. For the edges, I folded over 2 rows and sewed the 2 layers together using a whip stitch.

I cut the corners and overlapped the sides. You could do this step at the beginning of making your rug, if you already know how big you’re going to make it. Next, I latch hooked the 2 rows around all the sides. I ended using 9 rolls of yarn. You definitely should add a rug pad or some kind of grip for this, so that it doesn’t slide and here’s how it turned out. This took me a month to make. If you do decide try latch hooking, I’d suggest making a small rug or tapestry..

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How to Clean Your Oriental Rug at Home | DIY Rug Care

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So one of the most common questions  we get here at Catalina Rug is,   how do I clean my rug without having to take it  to professional rug cleaning? So in this video,   what we're gonna do is we're gonna show you that  process of how you can clean up your rug at home   in a very lightweight fashion without the risk  of damaging the rug. And it will be good enough   to make your rug look cleaner and remove some of  the dirt and it give you a little bit more time   before you will have to take it for professional  rug cleaning. So the way we're gonna do this video   is first I'll show you what kind of equipment  and materials you need is pretty basic stuff,   and then I'll show you the process step by step.  So stick around and all that is coming up now.

All right, so to get started, let's go over  the materials you'll need to clean your rug   at home. So you'll need a couple of cotton  towels, like these ones, preferably white,   and make sure that they're clean. And you'll  need some sort of brush like this one here   that is gonna help you brush the pile of the  rug. And then you'll also need some sort of   soap similar to this one that we're using here.  This is a dishwashing foam.

And just make sure   whatever product you're using doesn't have  a bleach or anything that's gonna damage the   rug. So here I just wanna show you a little  bit of a closeup of each of these products.   So basically this is the towel that we're using.  Here's a closeup of the brush that we're using,   and then also the dish washing foam  that we're using to clean the rug. All right, so first, before we get started with  actually cleaning the rug, we're gonna go ahead   and give it a nice vacuum.

First, we're gonna  start with the top of the rug and make sure   that we are vacuuming side to side. And also make  sure to avoid vacuuming the fringes of the rug   because that could damage the rug over time.  So once you're done with vacuuming the front,   we're gonna go to the back. All right, so now that  we've finished vacuuming the front of the rug,   we're gonna flip the rug over and  vacuum the back. This is optional,   but it really does help to remove some of the  dust and debris that have gone into the pile.   And depending on the size of your rug, you  could use this trick where we are flipping   half of the rug over and vacuuming one half.  And then once we're done vacuuming this half,   we're gonna move on and vacuum  the other half of the rug.

All right, so now that we're done vacuuming the  rug, we're ready to start actually cleaning it.   So we're gonna mix the soap with some water to  dilute it so that way it's not too strong. And   then just go ahead and take the towel and dip it  into the mixture and start gently wiping the rug   and try to go with the direction of the pile.  You don't want to go too much against the pile   because it's gonna get into the deeper parts of  the pile and it's gonna get very wet. So you're   just trying to focus on cleaning the surface of  the rug. And for this reason, you're gently wiping   on top of the rug and just going with the pile,  as we're showing you here, and of course whenever   you feel like the towel is drying up, you could  dip it back into the mixture to soak it up more. And for this step, I recommend doing this in  sections. So pick out one section of the rug   and clean it first, and then move on to the other  sections. And this really depends on the size of   your rug, but for example, for this rug, we  tried to clean it in four different sections   and the size is around a four by six.

Now as you  can see here, our towel is starting to get dirty   from cleaning up just one part of the rug. And  this rug is actually pretty clean to begin with,   but you can definitely expect that as you  start doing this, your towel is gonna get   very dirty. So go ahead and switch to a clean  towel whenever your towel gets too dirty   cuz you don't want to be distributing that dirt  around the cleaner parts of the rug. So as   far as cleaning the pile of the rug, that's  pretty much the step that you have to take. And you'll notice that the pile of the rug  is gonna be dry within 30 minutes to an hour   and we're really dampening the pile. We're  not getting it soaking wet. So you should   expect it to dry fairly quickly and you could  feel the rug and just feel the pile of the rug   to make sure that it's completely dry before  you start walking over it and using the rug.   Now for the next step, we're gonna show you how  to clean the fringes of the rug.

And of course   this process is optional, but if you find that  the fringes are dirty, then you could use this   process to clean them. All you need is a stick of  wood or something that you could place underneath   to place the fringes over. And you're gonna use  the same soap and water mixture that you created   along with the brush to clean the fringes.  And we're gonna show you how to do that next. All right, now that we have the stick in place  and the fringes placed over it, you just take   the brush and dip it into the mixture that we have  and then start soaking and brushing the fringes   from the rug towards the end of the fringes.  And just make sure that the mixture gets nice   and soaking into the fringe so that way the  fringes start to get soaking wet and you're   gonna go from one end of the rug to the other.  And then once you are complete with one side of   the fringes, you're gonna switch to the other  side.

But do leave the stick of wood in place   because it allows the fringes to dry easier. So if  you can use two sticks of wood for this process,   that would be the best. Otherwise, we  recommend you wait for one side to dry   before you work on the other side and move the  stick over to clean the other side of the rug. Alright, so that's how you can clean your hand-knotted rug at home and hopefully this will make   your rug look cleaner and remove some of the  dirt.

And this will allow you to wait a bit   longer before you have to take it for professional  rug cleaning. And just something to be cautious   about is to double check the products that  you're using and look at the labels to make   sure it doesn't have any sort of bleach or  anything that could damage the rug. Also,   you can check with your local professional  rug cleaners about the type of product   you're using to make sure that it's not  gonna hurt the rug. And if you enjoy this   content and you learn something from it,  then I invite you to like and subscribe   and comment below in this video and check out  our playlist about rug care cuz we have a lot   of different videos covering this topic.

And  with that, I will see you in the next video.
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What You Must Know Before Buying a nuLoom Rug!

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washable rugs all the craze all the Rave but are they worth it you've heard of them ruggable tumble that brand this brand are they legit well I am going to discuss with you one of the three brands of machine washable rugs that I have had and used for the last few years we'll decide if they're worth the craze the Rave and the money stick with me we got this [Music] so the pros let's get into it let's just face it new loom rugs are beautiful they are some of the prettiest patterns and unique designs that you can get and I love that I get so many compliments and I consider that a pro they are non-slip that is really really important I have dogs kids me you know running around walking around I'm carrying a kid on my hip dogs are running kids are running having a rug that it's actually truly I would consider non-slip is very nice and you do not have to buy a separate mat which is another Pro in my opinion so two Pros one point but the non-slip angle excellent if you have a senior dog or a senior citizen these low piled no-slip rugs could be a viable option durable they are actually durable my kids have taken scissors between them running around muddy boots cat clock cat claws dog claws scissors pencils what have you my kids my dogs my cats they've tried it and they are surviving so I'd say they are durable they're soft I love how soft they are if you need soft this is the rug for you I'm just gonna say they're super soft without having to deal with the care of a soft shag rug let me tell you the price shopping around looking around you can't beat the price for machine washable rugs or any area rug their prices are pretty pretty good my rug I believe is like a 9×12 and I paid less than two hundred dollars that's of Steel now prices do jump up and down um so that's just what I got this is a 9×12 yeah we're gonna roll with it link down below not only are they beautiful but they are as pictured I compared on my iPad several computers and my cell phone and my hubby's phone the images were consistent on all devices with of course some variation but I was able to get a really good idea of what my rug was going to look like before I had it delivered oh this is a perk they are easy to return even the big guy I have two of these rugs I have a runner in my hall which you've seen in other videos I also have my big area rug the big area rug we ordered second and they actually delivered the wrong rug they sent me the matching to the my Runner which I don't do matchy-matchy that's just not my purchasing taste I ordered two rugs similar colors um similar designs but they are not the same pattern and it was super easy to return I had we I think we had it returned and taken care of within a week maybe a week and a half it was super fast go Amazon they are stain resistant let me tell you wine hoop urine chocolate Georgia red clay have you seen Georgia red clay dirt oh my gosh it will stain everything seriously it's the worst oh yeah what was I talking about oh yeah stains these rugs are stain resistant oh yeah coffee spilled lots of coffee might have cried about that one and the wine and chocolate they this these rugs do come clean spot clean um pretty easily but if you really want to get the stains out you do need to actually machine wash them to get them out oh yeah we've gotten pizza sauce on there too pizza sauce comes right out spaghetti sauce red sauce oh yeah we've gotten blood on it too oh let me tell you these rugs let me tell you stain resistant so that is a plus now the big question the big Pro that you really want to know do these wash well and yes generally speaking with a few things I will discuss later in the con section they do actually wash fairly well especially compared to other machine washable rugs I have had in the past stick with me later on in the video we are going to go over care tips because it's not like a normal rug big con they paid the beautiful vibrant color Fades after the first wash not terribly but enough to when you go back and you look at pictures you just kind of go oh but it's still a beautiful rug they have faded where we get a little bit more foot traffic it's not it doesn't look bad but it doesn't look great it's definitely something to keep in mind however the Integrity of the rug is still there it's just there's a there is this there's a you can tell when we move the sofa to vacuum underneath the sofa the corner of the rug that has never seen the light of day is still the most vibrant it's still not as vibrant as it once was but it is the most vibrant portion of the rug and I bought these rugs because of the vibrant colors so thumbs down they are thin so even though they're non-slip because of how thin they are they kind of bunch up around the feet of your furniture and it is a constant straightener rug straighten out the rug and it's kind of annoying this also is annoying when you're vacuuming it is a constant battle and a little bit of a pet peeve of mine thumbs down or to another point on the thickness of the rack let me just tell you not exactly cushy so for your kitchen I say no go I like it in my hallway I like it in my living room probably in my foyer maybe in my dining room but not my kitchen it is not cushy enough for um standing on when you're washing dishes and things like that now if you're not wanting a rug for that purpose it could actually work really well as far as the machine washableness um I would consider putting this in a bathroom because of uh the fact that you can wash it but if you're wanting something when you're standing and you're gonna be staying there and you want that support that softness yeah no not happening all right let me be straightforward not luxurious feeling does not feel high quality it doesn't necessarily feel cheap but it doesn't have that really nice Turkish or Persian uh or just a nice woven rug feel it just doesn't have that quality I've had really good quality rugs in a house that we rented it was a vintage rug and it was very nice frog you could feel the quality and this man does not feel also my sister-in-law she has a ruggable and the ruggable does feel um more high quality I have also had a different brand of machine washable rug that is a Turkish and it the quality in it it's it's a low pile rug as well but actually it's a no pile rug the way it's woven um and it just felt so much nicer the quality was just there this one just doesn't have the quality feel let's talk drawing time you have to run it on air dry you cannot use heat or you have to lay it out washing pretty good more on that in a minute the drying it can take a whole day now the advantage is is you don't have to go take it to be professionally clean so you don't have to have it leave the house but it does it is an event now the runner which is smaller it's not that big of a deal it's dry air dry you can run it on an air dry cycle on our dryer and we have a modern washer and dryer they're probably one and a half years old at this point um so they're nice they're good but they just do not get that nice good dry in the dryer the first time if you have the large area rug so but it does dry by the next morning more on that later it's just this is a this is an ordeal drying it is a bigger ordeal than I would like another issue I have now I think this has only happened once to my recollection but one time when we washed it we've washed it three times at this point um we've almost had it for eight months the big one the the the the runner we've had for 10.

Uh yeah let me just say it loved a nasty film in my washer and I'm not quite sure why it did this last time we washed it yeah it was an ordeal so buyer beware that can't happen it's only happened to once but it's still annoying now Pro or con you decide thickness like I've said previously it is super thin it is makes it lighter weight which if you are a smaller stature means you can more easily pick it up move it around and whatnot it does unfold nicely from the box can be rolled up compactly so that's for you to decide it is lightweight so if you want something down that's not going to move if you want something lighter weight could be a pro could be a con again it's up to you it feels like a plushie toy which means it's soft but it doesn't exactly feel luxurious like a nice woven rug so you're gonna have to decide that one for yourself I'm still undecided on if I like that pattern does not have that woven effect again if you don't like the woven then you may find that nice me I'd really prefer to have that woven feel so again you gotta decide they are machine washable so is that a pro or is it a con on one hand I would say it's a pro but on the other hand I'm going I might would prefer just a really nice high quality rug that I can just take a carpet cleaner to or take it to be professionally cleaned I kind of wonder if that would do better but on the other hand the days that my kids vomit on it or spill something or what have you it is really nice to just be able to throw it in the wash and go the urine's not gonna have a chance to set in nothing has a chance to set in because I have a I can quickly take care of it so some days I feel like it's a pro and then other days I feel like it's gone just being honest let me give you some care tips if you're going to invest in these rugs which I think is a viable choice I can't really complain I do have some things where I'm going is it a pro is it a con I'm a little undecided but I have learned a few things care tip number one use a lightweight vacuum or a vacuum that does not have the little spinny bristles thingies or that can be turned off when you use them when you use a vacuum cleaner that is too heavy of weight or has too strong of a little sucky maduki magicker technical things those are hard when you're using those it will move the rug because it is so lightweight even though they are not on slip it's like this weird it's not slipping but it's moving and you're not really sure what is happening especially with the smaller Runner so we bought this cute adorable it's purple and I got worth it cute little purple vacuum cleaner and it works really really great or we'll use the Rainbow Vacuum you know those big fancy vacuum cleaners yeah vacuum door salesmen back when it was a thing we have one of those it's great if you take the little nozzle you wazzley thing that is designed for hardwood floors and you don't and you use that and not the one designed for carpets it actually works fairly well so comes clean easy to vacuum if you use the right type of vacuum for it so something to keep in mind drying tips let me tell you about drying these things the best thing the most effective thing that we have found is running on air dry once or twice and then it's still damp don't waste your power just spread it out do not put furniture back on it and let it dry overnight and it will be nice and dry by morning that is my experience I can't guarantee it but like clockwork that is how it's worked in our house we have found a stain remover that works really really well with this it gets the stains out like I said stains don't really stay on here they seem like they may stay for a while and you're going oh man are they not going to come out and then you wash it and it's gone poof but as far as when it get when the stains happen and you're using a spray this is the one I recommend check it out so would I buy this rug again yes [Music] [Music]

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