Art Blog Entry #47

Bart Rug

Over the weekend I was thinking and thinking of new crafts I could try out. To solve my problem I went over to Michaels to have a look at their beginner craft kits. Eventually I came across the sewing/knitting/crocheting/etc. aisle. All of those things seemed difficult for a beginner, I needed something simple for my first go.

Soon I spotted a Bart, from The Simpsons. A picture of his face was on the box, and the box was a kit for creating a rug using a latch hook. I briefly read the instructions and concluded that this would be a easy way to get started on this type of crafting.

Traditional rug hooking is a craft where rugs are made by pulling loops of yarn or fabric through a stiff woven base such as burlap, linen, rug warp or monks cloth. The loops are pulled through the backing material by using a latch hook mounted in a handle for leverage.

I worked feverishly on my Bart rug until it was finally done. To tell you the truth latch hooking is super fun and good at keeping me busy. Maybe now I can move up to harder crafts!

Days to Finish: 2