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Add Wool Edging to a Punch Needle Project

By Amy

Add Wool Edging to a Punch Needle Project

Find out how to add a wool edging to a punch needle project.  

After completing the punching on a punch needle project,

I always have to ponder how to turn it into a finished project.  

Today, I am going to show you how to add a backing

and a border to a punch needle project all in one step.

Supplies Needed to Add Wool Edge:

To complete this project, you will need your finished punch needle design,

felted wool, embroidery floss, scissors, and a sewing needle.

Supplies Needed to Add Wool Edge:

I am going to use this Fall Friends punch needle pattern in this tutorial.

Prepare the Weavers Cloth:

First, trim the weavers cloth to approximately a one inch border

all the way around the punched area.

Trim the weavers cloth

Press the empty weavers cloth to the back of the project, 

leaving about one fourth inch showing in the front.

Press all four corners back first

Press corners back first

and then press back each one of the sides.  

press back sides
pressed back edges

Cut the Felted Wool:

It is important to use felted wool for this project because it won’t ravel.

Place the punch needle project onto a piece of felted wool.

Place punch needle project onto felted wool

Cut out the felted wool 3/8″ more all the way around on each side

than the finished punch needle project.  

I just placed the punch needle project on the felted wool and eyeballed it.  

cut felted wool

You could also measure the punch needle project

and add 3/4 inch to each dimension

to figure out how big to cut the felted wool.

Add Wool Edging to Punch Needle Project:

Take a single strand of DMC floss and thread it through your needle.

Align both ends of the floss to make a double strand of thread.

Knot the end.

I used a floss that matched the wool.  

You could also use a contrasting color of floss.

Center the punch needle project on the top of the felted wool.

Start in the middle of the bottom of the project.

Bring the needle between the weavers cloth and the wool.  

Pull it through right in the fold of the weavers cloth

with the knot on the back side.

start the needle

Fold up the edge of the felted wool.

fold up felted wool

Bring the needle to the back of the felted wool,

wrap the floss around 

and pull the needle through all the layers

in the same place you came up with the needle before.

Be sure to catch the weavers cloth and the wool.

Make sure to not catch any of the punched loops.

Catch weavers cloth & wool

You can pin the wool up as you go along.  

I find it is way too easy to stab myself if I put too many pins in at once

so I just pin as I go.

It is also helpful to pin down each of the corners to keep it all together.

add pins

Blanket stitch all the way around.  

When you get to the corners, 

fold the wool over a little extra so the edge is at a bit of an angle.

fold over extra at the corner

Then fold the other side up like normal. 

fold up other side

Pin the wool in place on the corner.

Pin the wool on the corner

Continue blanket stitching the rest of the way around.

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Watch Add Wool Edging to a Punch Needle Project:

Finished Punch Needle Project:

After you have finished blanket stitching all the way around, 

you will have a finished project on both the front and the back.

Finished punch needle project with a wool edging and back

Be sure to check out all of our other punch needle tutorials.

Blessings~
Amy

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