How Does Punch Needle Rug Hooking Work?
The needle forms a continuous loop stitch. Every time you poke the needle down, it pushes down a long end of yarn. When you bring the needle back up, it folds this end into a loop. There are no knots used. The tightness of all the loops packed together keeps it from unraveling. You work from the back side of the rug, so as a novice keep turning over your work to check that your loops are all the same length on the front side of your work.
