subject: Aubusson Rug Hooking Kit And Method For Handicapped [print this page] Aubusson rug hooking kit and method for handicapped
A kit for making an aubusson rug comprised of a backing made of a flexible yet stable material with offset, intermittent holes, a hook with a handle, embroidery needle, yarn, diagrams and written instructions, all of which are packed in a bag or box. The silk rug also discloses a method of making a hooked rug comprised of filling in each backing hole following a chart or a pattern drawn or stamped on the backing and using a continuous length of yarn drawn through the offset intermittent holes to provide the effect of a hooked rug random looping.
This aubusson rugs relate to a craft kit, specifically hand rug hooking and needle art.
Traditional rug hooking dates back to the beginning of our country, when women often used old clothing to make floor coverings. The clothing was cut into strips and the strips were pulled through burlap or jute with a crude type of hook. The burlap or jute were actually discarded feed bags. As time went by, hooking rugs became an art, wherein women dyed old clothing, cut them into strips and made designs with them on burlap. Today the same craft is performed by many large hooking clubs throughout the country.
The traditional technique of making a hooked rug is as follows. A backing comprised of jute, burlap or monk cloth is first provided. Since this type of backing is woven, there are no noticeable holes in the backing. To make persian silk carpets with this technique, an instrument called a hook is used. An example of a hook used for hand hooking rugs may be seen in U.S. The Bailly hook produces a series of continuous loops made of yarn or fabric pulled through a canvas backing. Because the backing has very little stability, a taut stretching of the area being hooked is required. A hoop, which are two large round or oval rings, is usually used to produce the tautness. The backing material is held taut between these two rings. Another method of holding the backing taut is by stretching the aubusson rugs across the hooker's lap with the hooker sitting on both ends of the rug.
