How To: Latch Hook Finishing


Basic Finishing Instructions

1. Carefully trim any uneven yarns.

Trim the canvas, leaving a 1” (2.5cm) border around your design

2. Trim the canvas, leaving a 1” (2.5cm) border around your design.

Fold border to the back of your project

3. Fold border to the back of your project.

Whip stitch border into place

4. Whip stitch border into place.


Making a Pillow Instructions

1. Carefully trim any uneven yarns with a pair of scissors.

2. Trim your canvas, leaving a 1” [2.5 cm] border around your design.

3. Cut a piece of fabric for the back of the pillow 1” [2.5 cm] larger than your design.

4. With the right sides of your design and your fabric together, sew along 3 sides.

5. Turn right side out and insert pillow form.

6. Whip stitch remaining side closed.

Trim the canvas, leaving a 1” (2.5cm) border around your design

With the right sides of your design and your fabric together, sew along 3 sides.

Whip stitch remaining side closed.


Making a rug

1. Carefully trim any uneven yarns with a pair of scissors.

Trim the canvas, leaving a 1” (2.5cm) border around your design

2. Trim the canvas, leaving a 1” (2.5cm) border around your design.

Fold border to the back of your project

3. Fold border to the back of your project.

4. Place binding over folded edge and sew in place (see A). Miter binding at corners so rug will lay flat (see B,C,D).

Trim the canvas, leaving a 1” (2.5cm) border around your design

Fold border to the back of your project

Trim the canvas, leaving a 1” (2.5cm) border around your design

Fold border to the back of your project


Making a Wall Hanging

1. Carefully trim any uneven yarns with a pair of scissors.

Trim the canvas, leaving a 1” (2.5cm) border around your design

2. Trim the canvas, leaving a 1” (2.5cm) border around your design.

Cut a length of rug binding the same length as the top of your design to create a pocket for the dowel or rod

3. Cut a length of rug binding the same length as the top of your design to create a pocket for the dowel or rod.

Stitch the rug binding in place, leaving both ends open so dowel or rod can be inserted

4. Stitch the rug binding in place, leaving both ends open so dowel or rod can be inserted.