this took over 30 hours to make

this is not a complete tutorial but it is the first time I documented my full, large, punch needle, rug making process from start to finish so I guess that might be helpful to some people. I tried my best to answer some frequently asked questions that I get and hopefully I can answer some more below!

This rug is hopefully part of a larger project so if you want to follow along, i share real-time updates of my day-to-day makings and life on instagram

Finished rug options:
sealing with adhesive and fabric:
Tuft the World
   • ULTIMATE GUIDE to Finishing Your Hand Tuft...  

whip stitching tutorial i followed to learn:
Currie Goat
   • how to make a punch needle rug * my full c...  

absolute icon and treasure trove of resources showing how to hand stitch and finish a rug hooked rug(same to punch needle):
Deanne Fitzpatrick
   • Tips for Finishing Hooked Rugs  

Other questions I think people might ask that I don't want to answer a million times
Size of yarn: 3-4
Type of yarn: wool idk where its from in the world but I got it from these two places:
Tufting gun reflect wool yarn (New Zealand wool)
https://tuftinggun.com/collections/ya...

Etsy Tufting Nation
https://www.etsy.com/shop/TuftingNation

Type of cloth: Cotton monk's cloth
Etsy Cotton Organic Mart
https://www.etsy.com/shop/OrganicCott...

Size of rug: 36" x 36"
Amount of yarn used: about 3,000 yards and about 4-5 full cones of yarn (amount varied by cone and where it was from)
Total cost for yarn and cloth: about $200
Time Spent: (I take lots of breaks so this was over the course of about a week) about 35 hours

for all you impatient Ian's and nosy Nancy's
Introduction: 0:00-1:46
Cloth: 1:47-2:24
Frame and Stretching Cloth: 2:25-4:42
Making the Rug: 4:53-9:17
Finishing the Rug: 9:18-11:08
Kits! : 11:09-12:15