It’s the same as the rugs, using scraps to make things to warm the house.” Punch needle crafting is a cross between embroidery and rug hooking.

1. Hilitand Punch Needle A modern-looking punch needle, this pleasing blue tool makes it extremely easy to realize soft textile pieces, and we like that it can handle yarn of different weights.

Using punch-needle machines, the line moves away from traditional knit and woven processes to rethink fleece and produce “a completely new material that drastically reduces its carbon footprint ...