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The Moon in punchneedle

« on: July 20, 2009 12:17:20 PM »

It's the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing today, so I thought I'd make something to commemorate the occasion. I used photos from NASA to design a realistic moon to embroider with my new favourite technique, punchneedle. (If you don't know what punchneedle is, I have a free tutorial on my blog

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The finished moon used DMC floss in 4 shades of purple, plus white, and it measures 5" across. I glued it to a black-on-black paisley cloth background to be the 'sky', and mounted it on padded stretcher bars.

I'm really happy with how 3D and textured it looks. Hope you like it too!


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Re: The Moon in punchneedle

« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2009 12:40:08 PM »

Oh! That's just awesome!
I have no idea what punchneedle is, so I'm going to check out your tute.

Edited to say: Hmm, that's interesting. Where do you buy the punchneedle itself?


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Re: The Moon in punchneedle

« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2009 12:47:47 PM »

Quote from: Dragonflywer on July 20, 2009 12:40:08 PM

Edited to say: Hmm, that's interesting. Where do you buy the punchneedle itself?

Most craft stores (Michaels, JoAnn, etc) sell them - you can get a basic one for about $3 or one with adjustable depth for around $15. Mine is the expensive one but I don't use the adjustable depth feature, so the basic one would be fine


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Re: The Moon in punchneedle

« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2009 12:53:10 PM »

I bought a punch kit, but haven't used it. LOVE the pattern you used! Awesomeness! Grin


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Re: The Moon in punchneedle

« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2009 12:55:18 PM »

Quote from: goldfishpollywog on July 20, 2009 12:53:10 PM

I bought a punch kit, but haven't used it. LOVE the pattern you used! Awesomeness! Grin

Thanks! I really don't like any of the kit patterns available - that's why I started designing my own

What's the design in your kit?


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Re: The Moon in punchneedle

« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2009 12:56:39 PM »

Lovely! You have inspired me to take up a new craft!


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Re: The Moon in punchneedle

« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2009 01:15:30 PM »

Wow! This is brilliant. I'm adding this to the long list of new crafts I want to try...


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Re: The Moon in punchneedle

« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2009 01:18:52 PM »

This is amazingly beautiful! I've just added a new craft to my ever expanding list!! *bookmarks and rocks*


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Re: The Moon in punchneedle

« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2009 02:31:10 PM »

That's so beautiful! Thank you so much for the tutorial, too. I've seen the punch needle supplies in the local craft store, but hadn't really paid much attention to them. This is yet another craft that I'll have to learn!