hobby #249
Punch Needle Embroidery
Make textured pictures by pushing loops of yarn through taut fabric with a hollow needle. Start with a small geometric sampler, learning how fabric tension, stitch spacing and needle height affect whether the loops stay put or follow the needle home.
The Loops Came Home With the Needle
Punch Needle EmbroideryA shop demonstration leads to a cream, rust and blue sampler, disappearing stitches and an unresolved decision about which side deserves the wall.
code-a-day tied to this hobby
- Counting Yarn Between the Loops Prefix Sums