Proddy tool

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Fall Goodies! Get our APP. Searsport On the Road! Fiber Cruise Rug Hooking Cruise. January Classes. February Classes. March Classes. This is done with a wooden tool called a progger or simply with a sharpened clothes peg. Hooky mats are slightly different and are made with longer strips of material which are pulled through the sacking with a hooked tools to create lines of small loops. The image below is a selection of very simple progger tools which are all you need to get started in rag rug making.

The craft of proddy mat making is still very much alive and well. It is both a hobby craft — where mats are created by many for the pure joy of it and it has also been elevated into an art form by some textile artists.

There are oodles of resources out there for those who wish to learn more. Courses and online tutorials are also available. It is my new favourite.

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