latch hook
noun
a handheld tool similar to a latch needle, used for drawing loops of yarn through canvas or similar material to make rugs and the like.
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How to use latch hook in a sentence
Some form of the latch-hook appears in a large number of Caucasian stripes, but mostly in nomadic pieces.
Oriental Rugs | Walter A. HawleyIn the border occurs the running latch-hook, the barber-pole stripe, and a geometrically drawn vine.
Oriental Rugs | Walter A. HawleyA carefully drawn design of the running latch-hook appears in the borders; and the weft is usually some shade of blue.
Oriental Rugs | Walter A. HawleyOne of the most common designs is what has been called the “latch-hook.”
Oriental Rugs | Walter A. HawleyThe outer one has so frequently the running latch-hook that it is almost typical.
Oriental Rugs | Walter A. Hawley
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