I am excited to be releasing a new Belsnickel Santa punch needle pattern today. It is called “A Midnight Clear”. This Belsnickel Santa has gone out to check on his sheep on a dark night bringing along his trusty lantern to light the way. We also have a companion Christmas rug hooking pattern. Belsnickel Santa […]
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Punching with Wool Thread
I have been wanting to try punching with Wool thread, and what better thing to punch with 100% wool thread than a sheep! I decided to use a Rustic Wool Moire Thread since they are sized for punch needle. They have a bit of texture, which will be perfect for punching the wool on a […]
Free Punch Needle Turkey Make-do Pattern
To kick off the holiday season correctly, I wanted to share this new free turkey punch needle make-do pattern with you. The turkey punch needle pattern is one of several punch needle and rug hooking patterns available in our free pattern library. I punched him using 3 strands of floss. Here’s a list of the […]
Use French knots in Punch Needle
I am excited to show you how I sometimes use French knots in punch needle projects. I am working on a new Santa punch needle project and I just couldn’t get the eyes to look correct with punching. So, I took the eye punching out and made the eyes with a french knot. Watch the […]
Punch Needle Tip Sizes
If you use the Ultra Punch needle for punching, you might be wondering about the different punch needle tip sizes. What exactly is the difference in the diameter of the needle tips between the four different needle sizes. To compare, we got out my husband’s dial caliper again to measure the diameter of each of […]
Scarecrow Punch Needle Pattern
Introducing this new Sam the Scarecrow Punch Needle Pattern. Create your own primitive fall scarecrow punch needle bowl filler with this adorable pattern. Fall Punch Needle Pattern: Sam is all dressed up and ready to go to work keeping the crows out of your vegetable garden. He has a patch on his hat and another […]
Punch with Two Shades of Color
Today, I am going to talk about how to Punch with Two Shades of Color. When I am punching a project that has a large block of color, whether it is a background, some grass, or some other large object, I like to vary the color. Sometimes, I do this with variegated floss and using […]
Resize punch needle patterns
Have you wanted to resize punch needle patterns, but not known how? Sometimes, I love a pattern, but it isn’t quite the right size for the project I have envisioned. So, if the copyright of the pattern allows, I will resize the punch needle pattern to make it work for me. I am going to […]
