Punch Needle Techniques for Custom Accessories

Punch Needle Techniques for Custom Accessories

“By now you’ve gone through all the steps to create a beautiful and functional work of art that you can proudly use in your day-to-day life! Let’s look back on everything that you’ve learned. Find your inspiration and create a mood board of images, shapes, and colors

Practice your punch needle stitches, and decide on the styles you want to use for your purse Select your pattern and create your design, tracing it onto a monkscloth Stretch your fabric on the frame - make sure it’s tight! Punch your design according to the colors and stitches you laid out, remembering to begin with outlines and smaller shapes and then fill in the background Clean up and trim your piece, adjust the lines to get your design looking sharp! Secure your stitches with latex glue and let them dry, before removing your piece from the frame Add the plastic mesh and felt lining to your piece, sewing it in by hand Construct the piece by hand, finishing the edges with a whip stitch Finally, add snap closure, and d-rings / chain if desired! This piece is meant to be a fun expression of who you are and the colors and style that you love, so I encourage you to share your project in the final forum so that we can all get to know you and see your beautiful work! From here, I hope you can imagine all the possible variations you can achieve by incorporating different fibers, stitch, or finishing techniques into your pieces. I encourage you to return to this course to jumpstart your creativity as often as you need and remember that I’m always here to help you dream up ideas and to answer your questions. Thank you so much for joining me in this course, and I’ll see you soon! ”

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“Final Project By now you've gone through all the steps to create a beautiful and functional work of art that you can proudly use in your day-to-day life. Let's look back on everything that you've learned. I began by sharing about my background and where I find inspiration for my art and punched needle creations. Then we reviewed the tools and materials for punched needle, looking at the different varieties for needles, frames, and backing fabric. Next, you learned some basic punch needle stitches for the two sizes of Oxford needle, regular and fine, and their equivalent sizes in other brand...”

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Course summary for: Punch Needle Techniques for Custom Accessories

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (219)
• 7724 students
• 5 units
• 15 lessons (2h 38m)
• 7 downloads

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Arts & Crafts, DIY, Embroidery, Fiber Arts, Punch Needle, Textile Design