Show 4 woman s world thrifty yarn rugs easily made at home even by novices by ry arita aly joae el D LOVE to do something to my 1 house one often hears women say but what can I 1 do that won t run into too much money strange as it may seem there s an answer to this query and it involve a large outlay ol 01 cash you can achieve those pre clous bright accents in almost any room of the house and gain the corn of both family and friends for your efforts besides a lot of sat is faction from yourself I 1 in speaking of stitching rugs at home yes the kind of rugs that have luxurious pile and expensive texture these may be tufted or knitted and many can be made right on the sewing machines in just a few hours another thing nice about these rugs is that they can be aas ily fly laundered at home if you wish to save expensive professional cleaning costs because cotton yarns are featured in many of them bedrooms bathrooms play rooms and the like are easy to brighten and freshen with these new rugs consider the color scheme of the room carefully select your yams and go to work the process is actually so simple that be amazed at what can be produced with your own efforts if you need a little outside help there s bound to be a sewing center locally where you can pick up any help you need sewing machine gadgets simplify work whether you have an old machine or a new one it s possible to secure a handicraft guide attachment that winds cotton yarns yams in varying A add color accent to rooms widths to achieve the pile depth de sired you find too that stitch ing and developing designs in a va biety of colors is a simple as pie job because the regular sewing ma I 1 chine is used to an chor the uncut froage in straight row after row formation 0 then too with the handicraft guide attachment the loops may be cut automatically as the work progresses by means of the cutting blade attached to the guide there are several types of rugs you might like to make with the handy gadget you might prefer a monotone tufted rug embellished with an off side flower spray design tor for bath or dressing room or even eved for the bedroom if your taste runs to modern modem de cor a monotone design is good with special interest achieved in a diamond design that s worked out in varying pile depths with the narrow and wide extensions on the handi craft attachment A rug that s good to use in the sitting room or hallway is an un fringed yarn rug nig in the traditional staircase design made in JA two colors with black yarn yam outlining the central motifs still another idea that s good in front of a settee or couch in the liv ing room is the traditional hooked rug use a deep color such as ma roon tor for the border with perhaps pink yarn for the oval center that can be decorated with gay colors that you especially want to accent in the room AU ali tufted rugs need I 1 backing the type of rug you are making determines the closeness of the weave you use for backing bur lap monk s cloth or rug canvas are all suitable for backing but if shortages of these cecur then try any fabric that s strong and tough and washable feedbags discard ed awnings sailcloth or heavy un bleached muslin all have been used with good results if you are making a hooked rath er than a tufted rug you will need backing tor for that too its best to lay the backing on a table so that it s flat and then to sketch in your design for hooked rugs too you will need a frame this may be pur chased or made at home from any good grade of well seasoned wood using wood one inch thick and two inches wide make certain the edges are smooth so there will be no splinters coming off on your hands for making hooked rugs there are two types of needles available one is the old fashioned crochet hook type with a short plump ban die dle whereas the other is an automatic shuttle type the shuttle type k by making rugs at home which pushes the strips of fabric to the right side from the wrong side makes work taster faster especially for larger areas on the rug the rug may be tacked to the frame or it if you prefer laced with twine or sewn the backing must go on the frame perfectly straight and then pulled taut tor for easy work ing use these tips for hooked bugs rugs strips should be cut about one half inch in width althou although gh woolens are easier to work if they are about one fourth to three eighths inches wi wide e hold the strips of fabric under the rug foundation between thumb and forefinger of the left hand hold rug hook slightly in the palm of the right hand slip the hook down through the meshes of the fabric catch the filler strip bring it to the surface and disengage the hook this makes the first loop and the second loop is just as simple working from the outside to the inside is usually best in hooked rugs at least until the border is finished outline pattern with hooking then fill in centers later when you bome come to the end of a strip or when you need to change colors bring the end of the strip to the right side and cut it off short if left under the loose ends are likely to pull and leave a gap in the pattern it if you are making a rather large hooked rug you may roll the fla fin dished work on a frame as work progresses when working on a non fraying type of material you can achieve extra effect by shearing the fabric cut each loop separately |