Start punch needle
Punch needle is quick and forgiving: push a hollow needle through cloth, slide it along, push again, and a row of soft yarn loops grows on the other side. Here's the video that hooks everyone, and everything you need for your first coaster.
Space neededA table and good light
First projectA round coaster
Skill levelBeginner-friendly
Good forFast results, cozy evenings
The video that hooks everyone
Learning to punch needle in just 7 days
A week of learning punch needle, ending with a fluffy gray and white design punched onto a canvas tote bag with a punch needle tool and cotton yarn. Press play and see why it hooks people.
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Tool list
What you need to start
Everything you need for your first project, and nothing you don't. It all fits in a tote bag.
Starter kit
01Punch needle for medium yarnA wooden-handled punch needle with its threader, sized for medium (worsted) yarn.
02Monk's cloth, 1/2 yd.A loose, even weave the needle slips through. Fold over the edges so they don't fray.
03No-slip hoop, 8 in.A hoop with a lip or a grippy edge that holds the cloth drum-tight.
04Medium-weight yarnTwo or three colors of smooth acrylic or wool-blend yarn.
05Fabric markerDraws your design on the cloth.
06Small sharp scissorsSnip yarn ends level with the loops.
07Felt and fabric glueBacks the finished coaster.
The manual tells you what to look for when you buy each one.
- 1Drawing the design the right way roundYou punch from the back, so the loops show the mirror image. Trace your design backward on the back of the cloth.
- 2Loose clothIf the cloth sags, loops won't hold. Tighten the hoop until the cloth sounds like a drum.
- 3Lifting the needle too highLift just to the surface of the cloth, then slide along. Lift too high and you pull out the loop you just made.
