MadebyMelis

Punch needle rug hooking projects, sewing projects, and other creative adventures.

I also teach workshops as an Oxford Certified Punch Needle Instructor! Please reach out for more information :)

🚨new workshop alert! are you interested in trying out punch needle? join me at the amazing @mendocinoartcenter on June 15th for an exciting day of punching! In this day-long beginner make and take workshop, you’ll learn everything you need to
last tuesday I had the pleasure of teaching the programming team at @museumofcraftanddesign all about punching!! more exciting things to come :)
very rare non-rug post!! just finished a 5 week floral design class at @randallmuseum 💐 1: boutonnières & corsages 2: armature made from ikea tie holder! 3: leaf manipulation 4: tropical western line arrangement 5+6: (barely) self-standi
a little banner I made for my Etsy store! using text in punch pieces is always interesting since you punch the mirror of your final design. it’s a bit of a brain teaser while you’re working on it! 12”x5”, using the 14 mini a
exciting news to kick off the new year—I’m officially an Oxford Certified Instructor after graduating from @oxford.rugschool teacher’s training! 🥳🎓🧶 My 2’x3’ certification rug, “Claude and Nancy’s Garden,
the traveling punch needle project — this rug took over 200 hours of punching so it needed to come with me almost everywhere I went! the rug came with me on planes, cal train/bart, in giant ikea bags while walking, and of course on some road
dyeing yarn for my Certification Rug at @redmapleruggery over this summer 🧶
design process for “Claude and Nancy’s Garden”, my @oxford.rugschool Certification Rug. the design of this rug was inspired by my visits to Monet’s garden in Giverny, France and a painting my Nana made of the same gardens that
3 cheers for todays progress! verrrrrry slowly but surely making a dent in the biggest rug I’ve ever worked on 💫
Bay Area friends! learn how to make these cutie pie designs + more at my workshop at @shoplepoint! Thursday May 30th from 6-8pm, tix available in my bio! (price includes a material kit with the best punch materials out there!) A perfect Mother&rsqu
San Francisco friends!! One more day to snag tickets to my workshop at @studio_ferris this weekend, link in bio these two little guys are living in @ellartee’s new home🌁🗽
‘the kiss’ by gustav klimt (and now me!) this is an extra special piece I’ve been working on forever, swipe to see me in 2019 in disbelief that I’m seeing the painting irl
dalí melting clock!
fuzzy amphora🦄🏺🧶
my little corner at @sourcherrycomics 🍒👊 huuuuge thank you to the crew for coming out and celebrating baby’s first show!!