RUSTA 970012930101 UNICORN Punch Needling Kit Instructions
- June 5, 2024
- RUSTA
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RUSTA 970012930101 UNICORN Punch Needling Kit
DIV – Needle punching Canvas – Unicorn
You will also need:
- scissors
- black fineliner marker
- tape (optional)
- fabric glue (optional)
Directions
Transferring the pattern
Lay the fabric on top of the printed pattern and trace the entire pattern with
the marker. If you find it difficult to see the lines: place the fabric and
the pattern on a window and tape them to hold in place while tracing. Remove
the paper pattern, turn the fabric around and trace the pattern of just the
nose, eye, and right ear line to this side of the fabric.
Stretching the hoop
Center and stretch the fabric in the hoop: the side with the nose, eye and ear
line is facing up towards you. Stretch the fabric as tight as possible, and do
NOT trim off excess fabric yet!
Threading the needle
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Front
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Back
- Push the threader into the sharp needlepoint, from the top to the bottom of the needle.
- Open the wire loop and thread the yarn through, then pull the treader back up from the needle.
- Push the threader through the small hole in the needle point.
- Open the wire loop and thread the yarn through, then pull the threader back through the needle hole leaving a 10 cm/4-inch tail end.
Adjust needle
- Step 1- Loosen the adjusting screw.
- Step 2- Turn it a quarter turn and tighten the adjusting screw to the desired needle length.
How to punch
- Step 1- Unwind approximately 1 meter of yarn (do not cut the yarn!) and thread the needle.
- Step 2- Push the needle from front to back through the fabric and make sure you push the needle up to the handle. Pull the tail end to the back of the fabric and hold the tail while you gently pull the needle back up from the fabric.
- Step 3- Move the needle approximately 0.5 cm over and then push it into the fabric and again gently pull the needle back up from the fabric. Repeat step 3.
Very Important:
- the eye of the needle is always towards your previous stitches
- graze the fabric with the tip of your needle as you go to the next stitch
- the yarn tail is always loose so the yarn can move smoothly and freely through the needle
Punching the facial details with a flat stitch (finished result will have
loops at backside and flat stitches at frontside)
Set the needle to position 5. Thread black yarn and start punching the eye,
nose, and ear line with a basic flat stitch. The loops will be formed at the
back of your fabric. Turn the hoop: the pattern of the head and hair is now
facing up towards you and so are the loops of the punched facial details.
Punching the head and hair with a loop stitch (finished result will have
flat stitches at backside and loops at frontside)
Use position 4 for the head and horn. Set the needle to position 6 for the
hair. Using the color chart as a reference, continue to punch all the color
section one by one. There are several options to fill in each color section:
you can work in the round or work in zig zag stitches. Turn your hoop again
after filling in all color sections of the head and hair.
Finishing
The finished work shows the head and hair with loop stitches and the facial
details with flat stitches at the frontside of the panel. Again, make sure the
panel is stretched tight before finally weaving in all tail ends and trimming
off all excess fabric. If necessary, use a dab of fabric glue to secure excess
fabric to the back of your work.