One of the trendiest yarn crafts around these days appears to be punch needle a rug making embroidery method.
How to make a punch needle rug.
Punch needle embroidery is a form of embroidery that s also related to rug hooking.
Instead of stitching through the fabric punch needle pushes thread or yarn into the fabric while keeping the.
You can buy the punch rug needle here or let me do all the work for you and purchase all the supplies you need as a kit over on we make collective.
Diy punch rug artwork for beginners tutorial.
This technique goes back hundreds or maybe even thousands of years but it has remained popular and takes on looks from primitive to modern and there are so many patterns and kits to choose from.
Face the needle front bevel in intended direction and keep in a vertical positi.
Thread the needle using the wire needle thread the yarn through the loop in the wire.
Punch needle rug making how to punch hold the punch needle on its grip.
Push the wire up through the round end of the punch rug needle towards the needle like end.
Whatever the moniker the basics are the same.
A couple of years ago i attempted making punch needle ornaments with embroidery thread and recently i decided to try and make a pillow with punch needle rug hooking using yarn.
Using a special punch needle tool makers create loops of yarn through canvas stretched on a frame or hoop.
Work from the backside when you punch the rug.
Sometimes called russian punch embroidery needle punch punch needle embroidery or simply punch.
The opposite side is the rug s face.
Then thread it through the hole in the needle end and remove the wire to start punching.
I have always admired hooked rugs and even have a few in my home.
Learn how to make this beautiful punch needle rug hooking pillow including how to make your own frame and a free floral pattern.
4 thread the punching needle with the desired yarn color for the area you plan to work leaving about a 1 2 inch.
Push the needle through the fabric.