What it does
The generator on the Punch Needle Israel site turns an image or an idea into a punch-needle map that sets out the yarns, the colors and the order to work in. The site shows recent designs next to the plain-language requests behind them, such as a mushroom with flowers sized to a quarter of a page, and says more than 2,400 patterns have been generated. The same site is run by a studio in Ramat HaSharon, Israel, and also offers hands-on punch-needle workshops (private, family, birthday and team formats), kits and a gallery of designs. The site is available in English and Hebrew, and has a sign-in. The page does not state pricing or export formats.
Capabilities
- Turns an image or a written idea into a punch-needle pattern
- Pattern map shows yarns, colors and work order
- Gallery of recent designs with the requests that produced them
- English and Hebrew versions of the site
When to use it
- You are starting punch needle and want a pattern from a picture or a simple idea
- You want a color-and-yarn plan before you begin stitching
- You also want to try an in-person workshop in Ramat HaSharon
