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Beginning punchneedle Prairie rug

otterine

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I've been meaning to give punchneedle a try since I bought the fine rug for the Heritage from Katie Arthur of Dollhouse Littles. I love doing cross-stitch but it does have its drawbacks for absolute realism in mini. French knot rugs offer the best illusion of rugs in scale, but they are also time consuming. Punchneedle seems to be a good compromise.

For the Brownstone, I need two large area rugs. These will be larger than any of the cross-stitch rugs I've made so far, so I figured they would be a good place to experiment with punchneedle.

I found this beautiful Prairie rug on Mitchell's Interiors and printed it out at 9" x 6" for the living room. I bought some poly/cotton fabric at Joann Fabrics and the extra small punchneedle from Punchneedle Marketplace. I also picked up Aunt Martha's Tracing Paper and a Sulky Iron-On transfer pen in black.

The paper wasn't as sheer as it perhaps should be for tracing, so I made a high contrast printout and traced the rug using the transfer pen to transfer the pattern to the fabric. It shifted slightly so some of the lines are thicker...operator error. Next time, I will tape it in place.

The instruction page for punchneedle reads, "Never punch a row of stitches and give up!" I completely agree! I was not at all sold with my first few rows...so I did a box. Love it! :D

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Selkie

Looks fabulous.

You said extra small size tool - do they go by any sort of numbering system? What size thread/yarn are you using? I've done punch work with regular yarn and it is very bulky - way too much for mini work but this looks in scale for minis. I'd love to try it.

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otterine

Thank you! :D

On Punchneedle Marketplace, it is the "extra small" size. Not sure if there is a number. I used one strand of DMC floss and it does look like a high pile rug in scale. :yes:

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Selkie

Sorry to have been repetitious, I just realized you posted this info in the regular forum section.

Thank you for answering right away.

You have got to be the most gifted person I've met in such a wide variety of arts and crafts. You constantly amaze me.

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