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From: AndreaSews
Date: 12-26-2005, 10:24 PM (1 of 9)
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Has anyone here ever tried Punch needle embroidery? My mother gave me a starter kit to try. It looks like fun.
Andrea
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User: AndreaSews
Member since: 02-18-2005 Total posts: 1007 
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From: LeapFrog Libby
Date: 12-27-2005, 01:11 PM (2 of 9)
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I did some a loooong time ago.. Had fun with it.. Got discouraged when son's cat got ahold of a pillow top I had almost finished, and she demolished it.. I put all the stuff up, and after the cat was gone, I had taken up some other hobby work and never went back to that.. I did enjoy it, though..
Sew With Love
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User: LeapFrog Libby
Member since: 05-01-2002 Total posts: 2022 
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From: AndreaSews
Date: 01-27-2006, 07:36 PM (3 of 9)
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I finally gave it a try last week. I was nervous opening up my new kit and getting started because the instruction sheet was so long! I thought it would be quite difficult, blah blah blah. I just poked around, so to speak, and made up a little sample design to practice. It wasn't hard at all, and I really liked it! Here's a link to some of the kinds of things you can make with it. If anyone's interested, I can find a link with good illustrations showing how it's done. punch needle embroidery patterns (http://www.denverfabrics.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=PNE)
Andrea
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User: AndreaSews
Member since: 02-18-2005 Total posts: 1007
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From: DorothyL
Date: 01-28-2006, 09:06 AM (4 of 9)
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I was in a local quilt shop last week and they had a tote bag someone had made with little circles of punch needle embroidery on it. It gave it texture and looked very nice. Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: HeyJudee
Date: 01-28-2006, 08:46 PM (5 of 9)
I bought a kit when I was in Florida many years ago. That Xmas, I decorated some sweatshirts for one of my nieces and nephews (twins) - clowns face for him and teddy bear for her. Also, did a bird on a tree branch and put it in a frame. Have it up in my bedroom. Kinda stopped doing it when the needle got dull and there were no places here in  to buy more. Actually found the rest of the patterns and spools of yarn for my starter kit when I cleaned my sewing room last weekend. I enjoyed doing it back then...
TTFN from
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User: HeyJudee
Member since: 01-25-2005 Total posts: 1366 
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From: Jael
Date: 04-01-2007, 10:45 AM (6 of 9)
| My MIL gave up needlework several years ago when she developed rheumatoid arthritis. Recently she told me she would like to try it again, and asked me to look for a project that wouldn't be too hard on her arthritic hands. I saw a demo of punch needle at the Sewing Expo in Atlanta last month, and it looked promising. But I didn't observe how hard it is to thread the needle. Does anyone have an opinion as to whether this would be an easier activity for arthritic hands than conventional embroidery? |
User: Jael
Member since: 07-23-2005 Total posts: 3 |
From: AndreaSews
Date: 04-01-2007, 02:18 PM (7 of 9)
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Jael, good question. Threading the needle is not difficult b/c the needles come with threaders, which make it easier to get the thread down the shaft and through the eye. There are a few different brands out there, and I would recommend you take a look around to find the one that's "chunkier" so she can grasp it with greater ease. This one I've seen in Nancy's Notions looks like a good choice (https://www.nancysnotions.com/NNVia/viaListProducts.jsp?searchText=punch^needle&modifier=SEARCH&reqTitle=TITLE_VIASEARCHRESULT). I wish I'd seen it when I was buying.
Andrea
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User: AndreaSews
Member since: 02-18-2005 Total posts: 1007
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From: Jael
Date: 04-01-2007, 04:27 PM (8 of 9)
| Andrea, thanks for your advice. I'm going to order from Nancy's Notions and see how it works for my MIL. It will be great if she can get back to doing something she loves. |
User: Jael
Member since: 07-23-2005 Total posts: 3 |
From: AndreaSews
Date: 04-01-2007, 09:16 PM (9 of 9)
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Good luck. Ihope that this one has a handle that is easier for her to manipulate. The good news is that after you get it and open up the package to read the instructions, you start, and then it's so easy. There's really a lot of artisitc opportunity in there, too. best--
Andrea
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User: AndreaSews
Member since: 02-18-2005 Total posts: 1007
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