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Rugs Hooking

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If you are a hard-working and artistic person, rugs hooking is your thing. In rugs hooking you learn to express your design ideas combined with persistent working. And when you are good enough, your works can go to the market and make you famous.
First of all you should get the right materials for rugs hooking.

Purchase a book about rugs hooking or find a person who will teach you. Then take care of the materials for rugs hooking . Visit the local theft shop and find clothing with 80 to 100 per cent wool. Many second-hand stores are just about invented for rugs hooking – they have piles of woolen clothing and they charge a dollar per pound.

Take the materials home, wash, dry and dye them into desired colors. Then sit down and think over a pattern you are going to use for the next rugs hooking session.
Beginners should start with ready-made patterns for their first experience in rugs hooking.

There are numerous burlaps with patterns already drawn on them in many craft stores. So, fasten that burlap, cut the wool in stripes and start hooking. Specific ways of rugs hooking are best learned from the professionals.
After your rugs hooking gets good enough, invent your own patterns. After you accumulate enough rugs start participating in group exhibitions to advertise and sell your rugs.
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