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Posted by on May 9, 2007, 12:22 pm
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> Any suggestions on where I can get info on punchneedle rug
> supplies?
I got mine here:
www.red-clover-rugs.com/
By the by, monks cloth is the recommended backing these days -- a
relatively firm kind, about 12 squares to the inch. Latex backing is
*not* recommended. It's not necessary as long as you keep a decent
gauge and it tends to degrade, get icky and shed after a few years.
HTH, Annie
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> My new Granddaughter will be arriving on July 25. Her mommy has
> picked out a Walmart bedding set called Butterfly Kisses, which is
> adorable & takes the load off me of making the entire set for the
> room! Still doing the curtains & some other things, though,
> including Waxing Moon's Roots & Wings as a Birth Sampler.
> Butterflies, flowers, hearts - it'll be perfect!
> I'm wanting to surprise them w/ a few rugs replicated from the motifs
> in the bedding set but done in punch needle. I've not done punch
> needle for 100 years, & not sure what kind of fabric to use as my
> base. I'm thinking I want something heavy enough to be sturdy - maybe
> a congress cloth or canvas of some kind? I'm afraid monks cloth will
> be too thin & light weight. When completed, I plan to paint a rubber
> backing on it.
> Any suggestions on where I can get info on punchneedle rug
> supplies?
> Thanks bunches for any help anyone can give.
> Hugs n' Stitches - RoseAnn
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