Punchneedle Embroidery

Darcy's clown

Enjoy embroidering this delightful but easy design
The black and white image for Darcy's clown is shown at the bottom of the page.

Some Handy hints:

Trace the design easily onto the back of the fabric using an iron-on transfer pen.

I embroidered the clown with 2 ply acrylic yarn using the medium needle tip, with the needle set at No 1.

Use the coloured picture as a guide for the placement of colours or choose your own colours.

This will look just as great if six stranded embroidery cotton is used.

I ignored the drawn outline for the cuffs and collar and instead in the same area I worked two rows with the needle tip set at No 7.

The orange hair was made with the needle tip set at No 10. The loops were cut and trimmed.

I found the colourful glass balls which I stitched on in place of the stars.

On the arm embroidered in red, I have added green dots. On the white sleeve I have added some tiny yellow dots. These are worked over the completed red or white stitching. Set the needle tip at No 2 and very gently twist the needle tip through the red area so as not to push any of the red loops longer and through to the front. Working like this will leave the green and yellow dots just sitting slightly above the other stitching.

If you have trouble making the eyes and nose 'look good' with a punched loop - then hand embroider them in with a small colonial or French knot. Often times this looks far more professional than trying to get one or two dots in just the right place.

Darcy's finished clown is framed in a box frame. I also found the most gorgeous little glass animals which are glued onto the base of the box frame in and around the clown's feet.

clown outline for punchneedle embroidery

Print the page and then transfer the image
The easiest way to transfer the clown design onto fabric is to use an iron-on transfer pen. Draw directly over the printed image with the pen. Turn the image face down onto the fabric, iron with a hot, dry iron and as quick as a wink the image is transferred to the fabric.

Have fun and "may your needles dance forever"
Find out about an iron-on transfer pen