Punch Needle Techniques for Custom Accessories

Get to know Micah, your teacher for this course. Find out about her professional background in art and fashion and how she came across the medium of punch needle. Then, see where she sources her inspiration from.

Take a look at the tools needed for this course. Then learn how to prepare your backing fabric along with the three golden rules of punching. Micah demonstrates different types of stitches you can incorporate into your final accessory design before guiding you through how to create sample squares to experiment with them. Discover the potential challenges you might face while punch needling and how to overcome them.

Gather inspiration and prepare your design. Create a mood board of images that serve as inspiration before using it to sketch your designs onto paper. Trace your final artwork onto your backing fabric and learn how to stretch it on the frame. Then, get creative with colors and stitches to make the piece your own.

Time to start punching with the help of Micah’s guidelines. Apply all the techniques you’ve learned so far to bring your design to life. Micah demonstrates how to add the finishing touches to your piece before construction, like adding glue for durability and trimming tails. Sew and construct your accessory, then add the hardware.

To finish the course, Micah talks through how to care for your piece along with the other things you can create using the techniques you have learned, from belts to pillows.