Punch Needle Techniques for Custom Accessories

Design and create modern accessories using traditional punch needle rug hooking techniques

• Introduction
• Tools and Punch Needle Technique
• Preparing Your Design
• Constructing Your Purse
• Care and Other Applications
• Final project

Working with a punch needle is an opportunity to bring inspiration to the world through textiles. Fiber artist and designer Micah Clasper-Torch cares deeply about retaining the traditional aspects of the punch needle craft while exploring ways to bring it into the 21st century. Her design style is abstract, based on visually pleasing colors and shapes, and her work has been featured in publications including Koel Magazine, Mollie Makes, and Love Embroidery Magazine.

In this course, Micah takes you through the skills you need to create unique, handmade accessories through the art of punch needle. Combine experimental and traditional techniques to make unique works of art.

• About Me
• Influences
• Tools and Materials
• Types of Stitches and Golden Rules of Punching
• Experimental Stitches and Sample Squares
• Troubleshooting Tips
• Creating a Mood Board and Selecting Your Pattern
• Transferring Your Pattern and Stretching on the Frame
• Color and Stitch Planning
• Punching Your Design
• Finishing Your Piece
• Constructing Your Purse 1
• Constructing Your Purse 2
• Washing and Care
• Other Applications
• Punch Needle Techniques for Custom Accessories