Introduction to Punch Needle Embroidery
A course by Laura Ameba
, Embroiderer
Get started with the punch needle and achieve incredible compositions filled with volume and texture
- Spanish with subtitles in English
- 99% Positive reviews (181)
- 3132 students

Get started with the punch needle and achieve incredible compositions filled with volume and texture
- 99% Positive reviews (181)
- 3132 students
- Online and at your own pace
- Audio: Spanish
- Level: Beginner
- 16 Lessons (2h 39m)
- Available from the app
- Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, French, Italian
- Unlimited access forever
Did you know that it is possible to create illustrations and beautiful 3D effects with just an embroidery technique? The possibilities are endless, especially if you consider working with other types of needles, such as the punch needle. The Argentinian embroiderer Laura Ameba—who has exhibited her work in Paris, Barcelona, and Tokyo—will be your guide in the punch needle embroidery universe.
In this course, Laura teaches you the step-by-step on how to use the punch needle and shows you different types of stitches, starting with the most basic ones until the most advanced techniques. Learn the secrets to improve your technique and apply what you have learned in a fun project.

About this course
Course table of contents
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U1U1. Introduction
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U2U2. The magic needle
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U3U3. Create your sample
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U4U4. Geometric girl
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U5U5. Last details
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FPFP Final Project
To start the course, get to know more about Laura, her beginnings in this discipline, and her adventures around the world with the punch needle. She will show you her main influences and artistic references.
Discover the punch needle and learn its origins, the type of punch needles available, and all their functions. Learn how to thread a needle, create your own threaders, and review all the materials needed such as threads, fabrics, and an embroidery frame.
It is time to knit! Learn the process step by step. First, by transferring the design to the fabric, a different procedure from traditional embroidery, and then, Laura teaches you how to do different stitching techniques such as the original stitch—in its flat and 3D versions—and tricks to get the most out of it.
Making the Pom Pom stitch comes next, and for this, you need a lot of threads. And finally, learn the sophisticated Velvet stitch, for which you need more precision, patience, and perseverance; this stitch allows your embroidery to stand out even more.
See how to mix all the stitches and define which stitches work better together. Right away, several exercises will be waiting for you to practice, one of them designed to help you give more volume to your embroideries.
Laura provides you with a series of creative considerations to do your own project with the punch needle. See how to draw a pattern and why you have to begin with the stitches that give more volume. Finally, Laura gives you some final tips for the care, washing, as well as possible uses of your embroidery.
What is this course's project?
Create a composition with a geometric illustration, playing with color combinations, and choosing the textures you like the most. In the end, you will know how to work with any type of illustration using the punch needle.

Projects by course students
Who is it for?
Anyone who wants to have fun and learn different embroidery techniques with the punch needle. If you are a fashion design, illustration, or graphic design student, this technique will give you more creative ideas for your work.
What you need
You don’t need to have experience in embroidery but you do need to have patience and motivation to learn embroidery with the punch needle.
Regarding materials, you’ll need cotton fabric, an embroidery frame, different threads, and your favorite pair of scissors. And don’t forget the most important tool: the punch needle!

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A course by Laura Ameba
Laura Ameba’s passion for embroidery started in her childhood. She studied traditional embroidery in Escuela de la Dona, in Barcelona; Haute Couture embroidery in Ecole Lesage Paris, and traditional silk embroidery in Japan.
Most of her work is destined for Japan, where her pieces have been exhibited in various art galleries, among which Nidi Gallery—where he first exhibited his work as an artist—stands out. In addition, she has been teaching punch needle embroidery for 10 years in different countries.
Contents
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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What will we do in this course?
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U2
The magic needle
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Discovering the magic needle
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Threading your magic needle
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The materials
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U3
Create your sample
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Transfer the design to the fabric
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Original Magic Needle Point
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Pom pom point
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Velvet knit
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U4
Geometric girl
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Considerations for your own design
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Drawing the pattern
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Bringing the boss to life (part one)
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Bringing the boss to life (part two)
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U5
Last details
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Washing and care of your embroidery
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Applications
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FP
Final Project
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Introduction to magic needle embroidery
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julieta_hain
ProMe gustó, enseña los puntos de forma simple, pero lo mejor es que hay una lección de como mantener la aguja mágica, el cable que comprar para poder hacerse los enhebradores y como hacerlos, y como regular las alturas cortando el mismo cable; lo demás lo hace la aguja mágica en si misma que es entretenidisima. En Chile es más o menos fácil encontrarla, la he comprado por internet.
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vriverasaba
Me gustó mucho el curso.
Laura explica de una manera muy clara y entrega muchas recomendaciones que facilitan mucho poner las lecciones en práctica.
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gibetramon
excelente curso y mejor professora!
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jfranch51
Me ha gustado mucho. Ha cumplido perfectamente mis expectativas ya que no tenia ninguna experiencia en bordado con aguja magica. Las explicaciones de Laura fantasticas.
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alaia376
ProCurso muy motivador. Me ha encantado
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