I was a complete newbie to punchneedle embroidery. I wanted to make June's poinsettia, so I got this book first. With it, I was able to get the proper supplies, learn how to thread the punchneedle, how to get the best results, and how to fix mistakes. In one evening, I had my beautiful punchneedle poinsettia! I will be doing more punchneedle in the future!