Punch Needle Workshop

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Punch Needle Workshop

Alcove Centre for the Arts

Date/Time: Sunday, July 20, 2025, 1:30 – 3:30pm

Join us at Alcove for a beginner workshop where you’ll learn the basics of punch needling. Want to get into textile art? Have you ever wondered how a rug can be made? Create your very own mini rug using the punch needle tool in this beginners workshop. Learn how to set up your space, design your piece, use a punch needling tool, gain tips on punch needling and complete your piece.

Workshops are recommended for people ages 12 and over. Children under 12 years old are welcome with parent/guardian supervision. Please get a ticket for each person (incl. all children).

The workshop is pay what you can! Suggested $20 – $30 to support facilitator fees and supplies.

If you have any questions, please email us: info@alcoveartscentre.ca.

For more information and to register visit Punch Needle Workshop | Eventbrite.

About the Facilitator

I am Charlene and I have been doing art for 14 years. Started with drawing, to painting, then digital art, some screen printing, then pottery and now textiles like crochet and punch needling. Starting a sticker business, Your Local Plant Mami, in 2022, I began to explore what other mediums I could use to show off my art, and that is how I began punch needling. Punch needle is an art style that once I started, I could not stop!

Alcove Centre for the Arts

Alcove Centre for the Arts (alcoveartscentre.ca) is a non-profit organization based in Calgary, AB which aims to make art more accessible and promote a vibrant local arts industry. We curate and cultivate community art spaces for Calgarians to engage in art and creativity while building a platform for emerging local artists.

Alcove is a Recreational Art Space open to the public providing free art supplies and instruments to stimulate creativity. The space also acts as a gathering place for workshops, community events, and social meetups. Come visit and get creative!