Appliqué Punch Needle Projects

Would you like to try to Appliqué Punch Needle Projects onto clothing?

I appliquéd a punch needle sheep onto a zip up sweatshirt.  

Here’s how I did it.

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Supplies Needed to Appliqué:

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Prepare the Punch Needle Project:

First, you will need to trim around

the edge of the finished punch needle project.  

I used pinking shears so there will be less problems

with the weavers cloth raveling.  

After you have pinked all the way around the edge,

use regular scissors to clip the inside corners  and curves

around the punched piece.

The next step is to press the edges of the empty weavers cloth to the back.

Normally, I would press the entire empty part of the

edges of the weavers cloth to the back.

However, with this project,

I want to be able to sew the weavers cloth to my clothing,

so I will press back the edges,

leaving about 1/8 of unpunched weavers cloth before the fold.

Add Heat n Bond:

After pressing, cut a square of Lite Heat n Bond

just slightly larger than the punch needle project.

(It is important to use the Lite and not the UltraHold because the UltraHold will clog up your sewing machine needle with sticky goo!)

Place the punch needle project upside down

on top of the paper side of the Heat n Bond.

Trace around the punch needle project onto the Heat n Bond.

Cut out the traced project on the Heat n Bond.

Following the Heat n Bond instructions, 

press the cut out piece onto the back of the punch needle piece.

After it is cool,

 peel the paper backing off the project.

Trim the edges of the sticky Heat n Bond if necessary.

Iron the Project to Clothing:

Place the punch needle project onto your clothing item

and press following the instructions for the Heat n Bond.

Sew the Punch Needle Appliqué:

Use thread to match the project

and a zig zag stitch on your sewing machine.

Sew all the way around the punch needle project.

You want to be careful to sew the weavers cloth 

and NOT the punched loops.  

This does take some time and patience

to keep moving the loops out of the way.  

I used the seam ripper to help move the loops under the presser foot.

Just be sure to remove the seam ripper before sewing!  

When you are finished sewing,

clip off the strings and

enjoy your newly embellished clothing item!  

Find out the results of my laundering a punch needle project.

Blessings~
Amy

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