Oxford Punch Needle Boxed

5To determine the Oxford Punch Needle size that’s right for you please choose two things:

1. What width needle do you want?
2. How tall do you want your loops to be?

First: choose the width needle you want. This will determine what materials you use in your punch. Choose from two widths: regular and fine:

• Regular The regular needle can be used with heavy  rug yarn and bulky weight knitting yarn. You can also double, triple, and quadruple finer yarns and thread them together through the punch needle at the same time. ¼” wide strip of fabric also work beautifully in the regular needle. (1/4” wide strips are the same as 8/32” strips thus, these are known as #8 cut in the rug hooking world).
• Fine
  The fine needle can be used with worsted weight, sock weight, baby weight,sport weight, tapestry, yarns. Narrow strips of fabric can also be used. We suggest 3/32” wide strips (known as #3 cut in the rug hooking world.) DOES NOT WORK WITH DMC STRANDED THREAD.

Next: choose how tall you want your loops to be:

• For ½” tall loops – choose a #8 Oxford Punch Needle
• For 3/8” tall loops – choose a #9 Oxford Punch Needle
• For 1/4” tall loops – choose a #10 Oxford Punch Needle

Now pick your punch needle. Choose the needle width and loop height that you need.

• #8 (1/2″ loop) regular
• #8 (1/2″ loop) fine
• #9 (3/8″ loop) regular
• #9 (3/8″ loop) fine
• #10 (1/4″ loop) regular
• #10 (1/4″ loop) fine
• “The Mini” #14 (1/8″ loop) – available in fine only
• “The Mini With Heels” #13 (3/16″ loop) – available in fine only

Please visit https://amyoxford.com/collections/oxford-punch-needles for more information about the different types.