Needle Punch Rug Making With Cloth Strips

Amy oxford is a renowned rug hooker businesswoman and educator who has been making punched rugs since 1982.

Needle punch rug making with cloth strips. The photo shows a bit of fray on the edges but remember i punched this twice and pulled it out once which would fray anything. For punch needle rug hooking your backing fabric needs to be stretched really tightly. By using strips of wool fabric in the punch needle you can get the look of traditional primitive hooked rugs in a fraction of the time it would take using a rug hook. Makes for easy projects because you can use the fabric in your design a project can take very little time.

As the inventor of the best selling oxford punch needle she has played a pivotal role in the revival of this craft in recent years. The oxford company 12 011 views. 26 4 x 19 3 inch punch needle cloth needlework linen fabric needle embroidery fabric monk s cloth with adjustable embroidery pens for punch needle embroidery rug punch and pinch needle by willbond 12 99 12. The largest size 1 is for the widest fabric strips while the smallest size 10 is for the narrowest strips.

Slide through and then stick. If you want to use punch needle in gift giving incorporating the background is a. The needle and monks cloth worked well together and the fabric did what it was supposed to do. I have always admired hooked rugs and even have a few in my home.

Punch needle rug hooking with monks cloth and yarn using oxford punch needle. The oxford company vermont. The oxford punch needle may be used with any traditional hooked rug patterns that are on monk s cloth linen or rug warp. Punch needle rug hooking is a fast and easy way to make a beautiful hooked rug.

The less you have to punch the quicker it will be to complete. Pretty background the fabric has a pretty brown color think burlap making it more versatile for different designs. Stretching your backing on a gripper strip frame duration. A couple of years ago i attempted making punch needle ornaments with embroidery thread and recently i decided to try and make a pillow with punch needle rug hooking using yarn.

There are several different types of frames that you can use to hold your punch needle embroidery projects while you are working on them. So now i m really amped and anxious to get my first wool strip rug done. Learn how to make this beautiful punch needle rug hooking pillow including how to make your own frame and a free floral pattern. Sometimes referred to speed needle rug hooking it is the needle manufactured by the oxford company that allows you to punch wool rug yarn or wool fabric strips thru the base cloth to create your design.