Tufting

How close together should colors be when tufting?

1 yarn width of space is all you really need. Some people leave more. But if you tuft dense enough, your colours don't really intersect as much. I don't like...

How to make the edge of tufted rugs not look wo...

1, Make it as straight as you can on the frame. I use a level and will pull my grid to make it straight before I glue. Then when you...

What material to use for rug backing?

1,Basic backing cloth.  Low price & budget saving, protect your tufting arts, good for wall hanging rugs. 2,Felt backing cloth.  Felt is most common fabric which be used as tufting...

How to tuft straight lines to make square/ rect...

Make sure your fabric is exactly straight up and down so following the weave will help a lot. I use a 2’ carpenter square when I draw out the design...

Can you use cotton for tufting?

For fabric, the primary tufting cloth is made form cotton an polyester blend, and it is suitable for tufting. But pure cotton fabric are not recommendded for tufting, because it's...

What is your preferred method of finishing / ba...

Glue, dry, cut out & cut and fold in your cloth, spray adhesive glue, apply your finishing (backing) fabric& glue edges Or  Glue, apply finishing (backing) while on frame, cut,...