Rag Rugging

[u/Helpful_Skin_7437]

Hello, Everyone!
I'm totally new here and have only finished two latch hook projects. I'm now interested in using the latch hook, fabric strips and burlap as the base to make a rag rug. I found a tutorial on YT and it was informative. I made my strips, prepped my burlap and was ready to go until... I ran into a problem. The latch hook keeps grabbing the burlap when I try to pull a piece of fabric through. It's quite annoying and is making what should be an enjoyable experience go very, very slow. Is there a right and wrong way to do this or does it just come with the territory of using a latch hook with burlap? The lady on the tutorial didn't seem to have an issue at all. Please let me know and thanks in advance.

[u/WakingOwl1]

My mother used to hook rugs and she used a heavy duty metal crochet hook, not a latch hook.