Hoop Club Summer 2024 - Punch Needle Part 1

[@sueallen952]

Little tip put the threader through eye then up through needle, when you pull through it will come out straight through the eye

[@Raihha]

Hi what type of fabric did you use? Thank you. Ir really resembles weavers or cotton.

[@flaviacarmenprecup8653]

Hello, I have changed the needle to the biggest one and it seems to work for me. I have done the centre and one petal. What helped is to move the needle a tiny bit after I punched and then as I came up and moved the needle a little and then punched again. If this makes any sense !! I hope you guys find the solution :) I really enjoyed it once I got towards the end of the first petal.

[@KirstinShipley-pn9wb]

Me too! So frustrating. Can't see what I'm doing differently to the video.

[@cottonclara4557]

Hi Kirstin, Can you send me a video of your punching, and I can try and help? [e-mail]

[@kierstenpawsey2553]

I’ve changed to biggest needle but still not working the hole in the needle doesn’t seem big enough so wool is getting stuck in the needle and not flowing through?

[@cottonclara4557]

Hi Kiersten How are you getting on? If you send an email to [e-mail] there's a few things we can do to try and help. Chloe

[@sueallen952]

@Kierstenpawsey2553 I've done this for years so hope this helps, NEVER work towards you as in the video always work away from you, if the wool is not feeding through easily either you havnt got enough slack or wool is to thick, change to a thinner weight wool, the action you need is ' punch right down full length of needle, slowly raise up till you just have needle out of the fabric STOP then move needle slightly across fabric then punch again. Never take needle off the fabric good luck

[@louisegallacher5193]

Help! I’m the same. The loops are not staying. The wool isn’t coming through the needle even with the wool slack.

[@cottonclara4557]

Maybe start afresh with a new piece of fabric and just make sure the fabric is super tight in the hoop?

[@cottonclara4557]

Hi Louise How are you getting on? If you send an email to [e-mail] there's a few things we can do to try and help. Chloe

[@CarolinePetty-q2s]

No idea what I'm doing wrong but no loops are staying on the other side. The wool seems too thick for the needle, even though I'm using the biggest one.

[@cottonclara4557]

It could be that the fabric is not tight enough? It does make a real difference to how well the wool stays in the fabric?

[@cottonclara4557]

Hi Caroline, how are you getting on? If you send an email to [e-mail] there's a few things we can do to try and help? Chloe

[@CarolinePetty-q2s]

Been trying for 4 hours now and it's just not working with the thickness of wool. I'm using the thickest needle but just no joy.

[@CarolinePetty-q2s]

Finally got there!! Doing tiny stitches helps. Takes a lot of practice.......😊

[@NickyScheuble]

I am having the same problem despite changing the needle to the biggest it doesn’t stay as a loop and just unravels 😡

[@cottonclara4557]

Hi Nicky, can you send me a video and I can try to help? Lots of people have struggled to start with and then found after a whole they have got it. [e-mail]