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    Punch Needle Toys: 20 toys to make with punch needle embroidery
    Punch Needle Toys: 20 toys to make with punch needle embroidery
    Punch Needle Toys: 20 toys to make with punch needle embroidery
    Ebook227 pages54 minutes

    Punch Needle Toys: 20 toys to make with punch needle embroidery

    By Caro Bello

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    About this ebook

    • A new angle on a popular theme -there is no other title focused on punch needle toys so an opportunity to be first to market.
    • Punch needle lends itself to fun details, like clothes and accessories, for really original toys.
    • Includes full-size templates for 20 characterful toys.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDavid & Charles
    Release dateJul 4, 2023
    ISBN9781446382004
    Punch Needle Toys: 20 toys to make with punch needle embroidery

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    Punch Needle Toys - Caro Bello

    Cover: Punch Needle Toys, 20 toys to make with punch needle embroidery by Caro Bello

    PUNCH

    NEEDLE

    TOYS

    20 toys to make with punch needle embroidery

    Caro Bello

    Logo: David and Charles

    www.davidandcharles.com

    CONTENTS

    Introduction

    Tools & Materials

    Transferring the Designs

    Using the Needle

    Traditional Punch Needle Stitches

    Special Treatments & Finishes

    Modern Punch Needle Stitches

    Your Embroidery Strategy

    Sewing & Filling

    Making the Toys

    Berta Bear

    Bruno Beaver

    Camilo Crocodile

    Carlota Cow

    Domingo Dog

    Enrique Elephant

    Felipe Fox

    Gaspar Giraffe

    Helena Hen

    Karim Koala

    Leonardo Lion

    Lucio Leopard

    Mateo Monkey

    Pablo Panda

    Patricio Penguin

    Pedro Pig

    Simón Sloth

    Susana Sheep

    Teresa Tortoise

    Zacarías Zebra

    About the Author

    Thanks

    INTRODUCTION

    Welcome to the wonderful world of punch needle!

    Punch needle is an ancient embroidery technique traditionally used for making rugs and tapestries. But did you know that you can also use this technique for modern applications, such as toys and dolls?

    With the punch needle technique, you can make flat toys seem three-dimensional, due to the great variety of textures that you can create.

    You don’t need to be an expert in sewing or making toys. By the time you finish this book, you will know exactly what to do and can enjoy making the cute animals you see here your very own.

    WHAT IS PUNCH NEEDLE?

    Punch needle is quite different from traditional embroidery. At first glance, it may look like tapestry or loom techniques. Punch needle, however, needs to be worked on a foundation fabric, so it is categorized as embroidery.

    There are three distinct features of the punch needle technique that help us to understand it better.

    Unique needle

    The technique is carried out with a special needle, similar to an awl. There are many kinds of punch needles, but the needle part is hollow with a hole in one side.

    Double-sided

    The punch needle produces embroidery with two very different looks. On the ‘front’ side of the fabric the stitches look flat, while on the ‘back’ a loop is formed for each stitch. We can therefore show off our embroidery on the flat side or on the looped side, and even combine both effects on the same side.

    No knots

    Finally, the aspect of the technique that is the worst nightmare for beginners: we don’t tie knots! Therefore, if we do not embroider correctly, the stitches will come loose – but we are going to do it correctly!

    There are two reasons stitches come loose or do not sit well in the fabric:

    the wrong yarn and fabric are being used (see Tools & Materials introduction and Yarn and Fabric sections).

    the needle movements are not being worked correctly (see Using the Needle, under The four golden rules).

    Don’t worry – I will show you how to avoid these things happening.

    TOOLS & MATERIALS

    For the punch needle technique to work, it is essential to combine the needle, fabric and yarn correctly so that the stitches do not come loose.

    The size of the hole that the needle will make in the fabric must match the thickness of the yarn, so that the stitch will be held in place. If the yarn is thinner than the hole, the stitch will be loose and fall out of the fabric.

    Equally, the fabric must suit the thickness of the needle and yarn. For example, if the fabric is very stiff or closely woven and the diameter of the needle is thick, the needle will not be able to pierce the fabric easily, possibly breaking the threads in the fabric as you sew. If the fabric is an open weave and your needle and yarn are thinner than the hole they are going into, again, the fabric won’t hold the yarn, so the stitches will come loose.

    The table is a general guide to give an idea of how to achieve the correct combinations of needle, yarn and fabric, but yarns and fabrics do vary, so experiment to get the result you want.

    NEEDLES

    There is a wide variety of punch needles – different brands, colours and shapes. To identify them easily, regardless of brand or model, they are described according to their thickness (the diameter of the metal tip in mm) – extra-fine, fine, medium, thick and extra-thick. The different thicknesses are available in different lengths, sometimes assigned a number. The length determines what size the loops will be. The needles are also available in several different types.

    Adjustable needles

    The needle point can be moved up or down to the desired length for each project.

    The longer the metal tip of the needle, the longer the loop will be.

    In this way, a variety of effects can be achieved with just one needle.

    Available in all thicknesses and lengths.

    They only come without a slot.

    Non-adjustable needles

    These are the most basic needles, as the length of the metal tip cannot be changed.

    Available in all thicknesses and lengths.

    Available with or without a slot.

    Slotless needles

    The classic needles.

    They do not have a slot along the handle, so a threader is needed to thread them.

    Available in

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