Size 3-1/2" x 5". Includes design pre-printed on weaver's cloth.

Background Information

Punch Needle Embroidery is often referred to as thread painting, since it can be used to depict scenes, not unlike an oil painting. This technique and its variants are know as Punch, Punch Embroidery, Punch Needle Embroidery, Russian Embroidery and Bunka. Although these terms are not the same, they do use the same tool, a punch needle. The basic concept is simple, yarn is punched through a fabric with a hollow pencil shaped needle and leaves tufted loops yarn on top of the fabric. Punch Needle is more closely related to hook rug than embroidery, but the application and end product are better described as embroideries than rugs.