Your loops are not falling out because your stitches are loose. They are falling out because the weave is too coarse to grip them. The first punch needle project usually fails in one of two ways: the loops pull straight back out, or the cloth buckles into a ridge that no amount of extra stitching flattens. Both are material matching problems, and both are decided before the first stitch. Oxford recommends a backing of 12–14 holes per inch for its Regular point and warns that much coarser 6–7-hole cloth will not hold the loops properly — so a tool, a yarn weight and a weave are one decision rather than three. 35 pages, three printable hoop patterns at actual size, a troubleshooting sequence that changes one factor at a time, and 11 linked references from the tool and thread makers themselves. The correction this guide is built on If the loops keep pulling out, punch them deeper or pack the rows more tightly together. Packing rows more tightly is the opposite of the fix and causes the second classic fault. Oxford describes rows packed too closely buckling the cloth and crowding neighbouring loops — so filling a visible gap by adding more and more stitches makes the surface worse, not better. Loops stay in because the weave grips them, which is a property of the cloth and the needle together. DMC explains that fabric grip and stitch density are what hold punched yarn without a knot. If the grip is not there, the answer is the right backing and the right yarn for that point size, not more force. What it answers Which side is the front, and does it matter? What fabric and yarn does a punch needle need? Can I use an ordinary embroidery hoop? How deep should I punch, and how fast? I have pulled out a section. Is the cloth ruined? What you get 35-page PDF, US Letter, with selectable text Reflowable EPUB for e-readers and phones — both formats, one price 4 illustrations 11 sources cited inline, every one linked Instant download. Nothing ships. Before you buy This is an English-language digital guide. No physical materials, kit or printed book is included; anything the projects need is bought separately. The 4 interior illustrations and the cover are illustrative images. They show intent and arrangement rather than photographed results from a tested project. Published by TopDigitalKnowledge. Written by Abdelmounim El Moussaddar.