Thank you, Penny, for adding one more thing to my list of hobbies!
Lovely Penny from Art Journey sent me a great box with punchneedle goodies to give it a try! It always amazes me how generous my blog friends are- I opened the box to find tons of threads, 2 books, and yards of cloth! It was like Christmas! Wow!
I started out, after carefully ( so I thought) reading all the directions, punching...when I flipped it over it just didn't look right...why are the loops huge? What's up?
Everything says this is easy!
Everything says this is easy!
After some experimenting, and re-reading the directions, I realized that the needle I was using didn't have the guard (?) that stopped the needle after about a quarter inch---so I was stabbing it down about 4 inches! Oops...don't do that! Trust me...it's ugly.
But, now I am on my way! I wouldn't go so far as to call it "easy" yet...these punches look pretty spaced out...and I still pull out some of my loops. I will keep practicing, Penny, and keep you posted.
Thanks again! You're so kind.
Here is my first project-practice piece!
Look at all this wonderful loot! Weee! Penny- these books have the coolest projects!
This blue and purple thread is my favorite!