my other hobby needle punch

[grub72]

This is my other hobby its called needle punch ,,,its like xs but with 3d effect,, its done on calico and one day i am going to go back and finish off a few things as i have a lot of things to start and finish ,,,,,,,,,,,,but here is just a few things that i have done since i was 15
this was called the prick test,,, dont ask me how to explain it as it was a lesson as my mum calls it
this bunny i loved doing so eventually i might do him again
this unicorn and baby i did for a friend and she fell inlove with so i had to do another one for my dauhter ,just have not got around to finishing it the way she wants
teddy bear done in metallic threads,, i dont have many of this threads as it is out of stock where i get it from ,so i tent not to do much in this thread

you cant notice but in this tweety i had lots of holes and my mum was not happy as she was the one who taught me nad gave me all of the threads

my attempt of santa clause ,once again mum was not too happy as i did not trim him properly

this was a test nad it turned out ok its a fish in fish bowl but again not quite finished

my attempt of a elephant,,did not enjoy doing him as its only 2 colours

brushed doggie with a special brush

doggie again with daughters name

deadly needles dont ever get them into your skin as tehy bloody hurt

the special brush,,,once again this thing hurts

[Jilly]

These are very cute, I have had a go with these years ago, my Daughter had one, it may still be in the attic

[Mabel Figworthy]

I love the brushed doggie, it's adorable! How does this work? It's a great effect, I like the raised 3D look. Do tell us more!

[grub72]

how it works is you use the special needles on the red needle with the red threads and you use full guard and punch from behind instead of the front like xs and with brushing you don't have to trim or cut the loops,once you have finished you brush the loops and they become fluffy and then you trim to look tidy and shape. red thread is the only thread you can brush with and with the yellow thread and needle the thread changes color when you cut the loops. There is also angelic hair which is finer then cotton and that is very hard to work with, also you have to use the blue needle, green needle is for two lots of red thread. Now with the red thread you don't have to go so close to each other otherwise it will bend and be too stiff,,,( i have had that experience with a teddy bear i did when i was young)Yellow thread is close but with every row that you do you have to stop and cut the loops. Angel and metallic are extreamly close to get the effects of the threads. Thats all i can remember as you have to see it in action to really understand the lessons, i have not quite finished all of the lessons as i have moved away from my mum who is my teacher, so i had to stop for a while,,,,it can be harsh on the hands and give you rsi like xs as you are holding a needle and hoop for long periods of time. Its great when you are angry as you can take it out easily if you make a mistake.



well that is it is in a nutshell sort of lol

[wendywombat]

I've heard of this before but never seen it! You're right to be proud of them!!

[Mabel Figworthy]

OK .... I sort of got that ... well, most of it .... well, some of it ....

I think I'll have to see this in action

One question though (and apologies if this displays humongous ignorance), you talk about red, yellow, blue thread but you seem to use all sorts of colours -- is "red" a code for a particular type or thickness of thread?

[coffee_freak]

far more advanced than the punch needle I do..lol

I'm working on this kit now:

http://www.123stitch.com/cgi-bin/itemde ... tem=K73091

I should work on this today as my thumb is sore.

I like punch needle so far..but being a stitcher for over 13 years..punch needle didn't feel right when i looked at the front..looked messy..lol..
as with xs it's all uniform and going the same way..laying flat..etc.
punch needle..the loops go all sorts of ways..lol
but when it's done..i'm sure it will look fine.
I am going to go photo it now and update in a bit.

[coffee_freak]

front side



back side.

when you buy kits, the design is printed right on..you basically color in between the lines as stated on the chart.
THe chart looks exactly like the back of the fabric..only numbers inside each space and they correspond w/ the number of thread color.
YOu use 2 ply floss..and mine are about 18 inches long..dont cut them.
You feed through the tool and basically stab into every whole..
the kit has instructions. oh and you use hoops to hold very tight

Now if you don't do a kit, you draw the design on the fabric yourself, make up your color list..etc. just as if you were designing a cross stitch pattern.

Now i'm a beginner so I'm still learning..but so far it's going well.
I like it..

[SusanF]

I've never heard of needle punch before I love the look of it - think I might need to go and investigate a bit. I can feel some new stash coming on

[SusanF]

Oh dear, no sooner said than done ... I've just ordered this

http://www.sewandso.co.uk/cgi-bin/find/ ... ch_results

I better not look at any other threads in this area now

[coffee_freak]

haha susan! lol..oh don't forget to buy the tool..most kits don't come with them

[~threadbear~]

Oh Susan, that is really pretty! Be sure and show us it as you get going on it wont you.

[Rose]

So many crafty people and they all are very interesting. I want to come back and read this properly when I have more time but it looks great.

[Mabel Figworthy]

Rose, if you do decide to give it a try, then surely this must be the kit for you -- a needle punch snowman

[Jilly]

And just look at all the snowman goodies further down the page

[mags]

I have never done any punch needle but did look at it some time ago. I thought it might prove a bit expensive on the thread front as it would use quite a lot ?
Love the patterns, especially the one Susan put up.

[coffee_freak]

that's why i go for kits Mags.. although they aren't cheap either..not as much as buying fabric, thread and making a pattern..lol

[SusanF]

I can't wait to have a try at this now - I wonder if there's any chance it might be delivered tomorrow (always the optimist me!)

[agi]

That looks very interesting!

[sammy_v]

Both crafts looks great, but no i must resist.

Grub ur work looks great i love tweety pie hehe, i love them all. Well done Thanks for sharing.

C_F ur doing a great job on urs and u must pop up a post if u start it again to let us see how u are getting on. Thanks for sharing.