It is believed that rug hooking as a popular home art s origin is in the 19 th century.
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There is evidence of rug hooking techniques in rag rugs made by the vikings.
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A hook is used to pull these loops through thus the name rug hooking.
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Hooking using carpet wool first caught my attention at a local craft show way back in 1993.
Rug hooking is the craft of creating rugs by pulling loops of fabric or yarn through a woven backing.
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Without getting into an in depth tutorial the basic technique behind rug hooking involves pulling loops or fabric or yarn through a stiff base such as linen burlap or rug warp.
In a method that s actually quite similar to crochet these pieces of fabric or yarn are pulled through using a hook attached to a handle.
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