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Locker Hooking is a fast, easy craft for all ages. The technique involves drawing yarn, roving or fabric strips through a rug canvas with the Locker Hook which has a hook at one end and an eye on the other end. An excellent way to use leftover yarn, fibers or quilters use leftover strips of cloth. Also known as Anchored Loop rug hooking. The Locker Hook is gold colored aluminum, much lighter and easier on the wrists than the earlier nickel plated steel hook.
 Locker Hook is sold separately with directions brochure $6.25 | You can make any size item from
hot pads to rugs, pillows, wall hangings, vests or handbags. A Starter Kit has hook, directions and an 8 inch by 10 inch canvas for $8.25. Canvas 24 inch x 30 inch is 100% combed cotton made in the US. $4.50 See the picture of a rug done with fabric strips. There are more pictures and links to pictures below. |
 Book, Locker Hooking, An American Perspective is $14.99 | Locker Hooking, An American Perspective, by Marilyn Livingston is a wonderful resource book. She not only teaches the technique of Locker Hooking but gives a brief history of this fiber art which explains the subtitle of her book. Line drawings accompany the basic technique description and the sheep design purse, chair pad or pillow and wallhanging projects included. Full color pictures show projects finished by Marilyn and other artists. The "Designing" chapter tells how to use commercial patterns or suggestions to create your own. The 66 pages are packed with all you want to know about Locker Hooking.
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sampler is done with 2 strands of worsted weight yarn, design and yarn not included
with kit. See Locker Hooking Technique for more pictures. | The rug on the right is made with wool processed into roving, done by Suzanne Higgs. It makes a wonderful cushion for your feet. You can see more on Pictures page 4.
|  New designs have been added to the Your Pictures section, look for eight grader Nathan Fergeson project on page 2.and Martha McGrath's sheep rug on page 3. |