latch hook

American  

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

There’s also a colorful latch hook rug that she made with acrylic yarn that looks more like artwork than a functional accessory.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2025

She’s a latch hook rug with a shaggy bubblegum-pink background.

From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2021

For those not in-the-know, latch hook involves taking a precut piece of yarn and using a hooking tool to loop it around a rung of a piece of canvas that’s imprinted with a design.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2020

And if you’ve got nothing against plain old latch hook rugs but just can’t find a design you love, you can buy a blank canvas and get creative.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2020

Many latch hook kits come with a hooking tool, but a lot of them don’t.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2020