Today, my Mom is going to show us how to add a yarn edge to a hooked rug project. This process adds a finished edge to the rug hooking project on both the front and the back. It works best to use a 100% wool yarn or wool blend yarn. Supplies Needed for Yarn Edge: […]
Tutorials
How to Put a Punch Needle Project in a Tin
Today, I am going to show you how to plan the pattern size, punch, and attach a punch needle project in a tin. I came across this vintage tin at a flea market and snagged it so I could put a punch needle project inside. Planning the Punch Needle Pattern: First, you want to determine […]
Sewing a Purse
Over the weekend, I worked on making myself a new purse. I started with this purse pattern intending to make the top left bag, but without the ruffle. I chose to make it in blues and some denim scraps I had. I ended up (sort of) following the directions to sew the crazy quilt front […]
How to Prepare Monks Cloth
Today, I am going to show you how to prepare monks cloth for rug hooking. This method could also be used to prepare monks cloth for rug punching with yarn. We will cover measuring the monks cloth, cutting it, and how to keep the edges from raveling. This post may contain affiliate links for your […]
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. This post may contain affiliate links for your convenience, which means if you make a purchase after clicking a link I will earn a small commission but […]
Vintage Camper – updating the bedroom
Surrounding the beds in our vintage Avion camper, was country blue upholstery fabric. While updating the camper, it occurred to me that sleeping next to fabric that is 30+ years old and never been cleaned is probably not great for our allergies! My plan was to remove it and replace with new fabric or clean […]
Cleaning Vintage Camper Curtains
When our kids were little, we had installed a bunk bed above one of the twin beds in our vintage 1986 Avion camper. Now that the kids are grown, we removed the bunk bed and sadly discovered that one of the original camper curtains had been pushed up against the window and had gotten some […]
Add Contour to Punch Needle Projects
Today, I am going to show you how to add contour to punch needle projects. Using an adjustable punch needle, you can gradually increase the punching depth as you move toward the center of a project. Punching a Contoured Sheep: I drew out a simple sheep design onto weavers cloth to do this contoured punch […]