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3 Ways to Mount a Punch Needle Project on a Wooden Hornbook

By Amy

3 Ways to Mount a punch needle project

I like the look of punch needle projects mounted

on a hornbook (shaped wooden board).

There are several different ways

to mount a punch needle project onto wood;

I am going to show you three.

Punch Needle Project and Wooden Hornbook

After punching this free pattern,

I finished my punch needle project with a wool edging

and prepared my hornbook by painting, distressing, and waxing.

3 Ways to Mount a Punch Needle Project:

1: Mount punchneedle project with glue:

Some people use Elmer’s acid free glue.

I like to use Aleene’s Tacky Glue –

because it is what I have on hand.

Tacky Glue

Either way, smear the glue

all around on the back of the punch needle project

(I use a popsicle stick.)

and press it onto the board where you want it to be.

Allow it to dry and that’s it.

Pros: Easy & you probably have the supplies on hand

Cons: Permanent (this could also be a pro

depending on how likely you are to want to

change and re-use the board or the punch needle project in another way.)

2: Attach punch needle project with velcro:

Self-stick Velcro is the easiest to use,

but you could also use plain velcro and glue it.

Self Stick Velcro

Cut small squares of velcro.

Attach one side of the velcro to

each of the four corners of your punch needle project

velcro on punch needle project

and the other sides of the velcro to the board,

making sure the velcro pieces line up with each other

and are in your desired placement.

Velcro on wooden board

Pros: Easy and velcro is easy to find

in the store if you don’t have any.

Allows you to change out punch needle projects

with the season or just your mood.

Cons: The velcro will be hard to get off

if you ever have a different plan

for the punchneedle project or hornbook.

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3: Mount punch needle project with carpet tacks:

You can find carpet tacks in most hardware stores.

They are just tiny little nails, really.

Carpet Tacks

At one of the top corners of your project,

separate the punched loops and push a tack in.

Tack project to hornbook

Make sure to push it all way through

so you can see it through the weavers cloth on the back side.

(This makes it easier to hammer onto the board.) 

Press tack through weavers cloth

Position project onto the board and hammer the tack down.

If you think you might want to remove it later,

don’t hammer it completely down.

(That would make it harder to remove.)

Just get the tack in enough that it won’t fall out!

Punch Needle Project Tacked to Board

Repeat for the other top corner.

You could also repeat for the two bottom corners if you want.

I didn’t for this project.

Punch Needle Project Tacked to Board

Pros: You can carefully remove this later

and change things without any sticky residue.

Cons: It is a bit trickier to attach

and you have to be very careful when removing the tacks.

Punch needle project mounted on a wooden board

That’s the three different methods I have used

to attach a punch needle project to a piece of wood.

Blessings~
Amy

Be sure to Pin this punch needle tutorial!

How to mount punchneedle on a hornbook

Filed Under: Punch Needle, Tutorials

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