hooked rug
Pulled-yarn floor covering
A hooked rug is a textile floor covering made by pulling loops of yarn or fabric strips through a woven backing with a hook.
The technique creates a textured, often patterned surface.
Hooked rugs were traditionally homemade crafts, especially in rural North America, using scraps of cloth: She displayed her grandmother's hooked rug in the entryway.
- tuftedHaving raised clusters
- latchDoor-securing catch
- yarnTwisted strand for crafts
- woolSheared animal fiber
- burlapCoarse woven fiber
canvas · braided · handmade · handmade gift · craft · weaving · loop · pile · shag · textile · floor covering · folk · primitive · colonial · New England · hearth · sitting room · cozy
- Folk Americanared barn, quilt, weathervane, covered wagon, log cabin
- wall hangingstapestry, macrame, banner, scroll
construction technique
hooked rugknotted rug
Carpet with tied fibers
kilim · tufted rug · braided rug · shag rug · Persian rug
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