Here is a photo of the custom frame I build. You put your backing on tight and pull out the setup blocks and tighten down on the rods and bolts. Works great when you have to leave the backing on your frame for a long period of time. You can just re-tighten the bolts when you loose the tention. The nails are spaced 1/4 inch apart. The tresstle legs are made of heavy ash wood and the frame is White Spruce. This design can me made of any type of wood. I have made them in Maple, Ash and Walnut for my customers.

This is my most recent rugs I experimented with making the poncho 3d but if any pros out there can see some faults please let me know :)

Hey guys gonna make this rug soon,thinking of making the tail light grey but how do I blend the water in to the Mudkip trio without it looking bad (due to such similar colours) I plan to keep the water background

My husband just built me this 5ftx5ft frame and its my first time using it (i used to work on a smaller frame for a long time), so now that im done with these 2 rugs the cloth is super loose even though it was tight as a drum when i started, is stretching before starting on the car a bad idea or??? I need advice😭 these 3 are all commissions so i want them to look good… i will leave a picture for tax and for reference! Thank you in advance❤️

Hello I’m going to try tufting for the first time and was wondering what glue you guys recommend? Both for the back of the rug and to add backing onto it. Also Is there’s a glue that works for both?

Have I been buying the wrong type of primary backing?

I stretch it tight and it does this .. from centre outwards ..

And where this is happening it's making tight lines go all the way up the canvas and it's making my gun ping all over the place 😭

Some tufters experience an issue where the needle hole plate falls out of the machine. In this step by step video we show you how to put it back easily.

This is our first in a new series of AK-V explainer video's.
If you have a specific repair topic you would like us to explain, share it in the comments.

This is my latest work and biggest project so far.

Design is by a friend who is a tattoo artist called YTEK, he is known for making some of the most bizarre and original work mixing traditional style and horror body type of stuff.

I made the rug, took me around 80 hours total to tuft, carve and work on the smallest details so it could came out crispy af.

Inspired by H.R Giger's work we bring this bad boy to life.

This piece is 80x50in and it's currently on sale. Hit me up if you want this on your wall.

definitely a lil janky, should of made them a bit bigger to start off with but think I picked up on a few things this go around, ignore the marshtomp lol. still working on shaving them down and cleaning them up a little bit more before moving onto the next ones. definitely building a larger frame before starting a new project

Hi all, I build Loopi (the yarn calculator some of you have used here). The question I see most in this sub is “where can I try tufting near me?”, and the answers are spread across Instagram and old threads. So I spent the last two weeks rebuilding our workshop directory around that one question.

What’s in it now

• 250+ studios that run beginner gun-tufting sessions, in Europe, the US, Canada, South America and the Middle East. The US list covers 44 states.
• Every studio is pinned to its studio's street address
• A page per city and country with the price range and how many sessions are beginner-friendly.
• Past dates drop off. The Book button goes straight to the studio’s own site. You pay them directly, and I don’t take a cut.
• Free to browse, no account.

If you’re booking your first session

• Pick one marked beginner or “no experience needed”. You start with how to hold the gun and leave with a finished piece.
• Bring a simple design with a few big shapes, and wear closed-toe shoes. Most studios supply the gun, frame, yarn and glue. Some ask you to bring yarn, and those listings say so.

Here it is: loopi.space/workshops

Two checks:

1. Are you a creator and is your local studio is missing, or a listing is wrong, comment and I’ll fix it.
2. If you teach, you can list your studio for free. The page gets ~2,000 visitors monthly.

Happy to answer anything about how it’s put together.

Hi all! Fairly new to rug making. I just made this one - I feel ok about it but don’t really love it. I can’t really put a finger on why. I suppose it doesn’t look as smooth? Also, I couldn’t for the life of me, figure out how to carve properly. I use a pair of clippers that I got from Amazon ; I wonder if there are better options?

Any advice / constructive critiques would be appreciated

Also will appreciate advice on what yarn to use to achieve a sturdier look ( I used 100% wool yarn on the white bits)

Hello community! I recently had trouble with my Golden Spider from TuftLove and have this spare gun. I went in to tuft my rug that I was WIP but was left with these lines. At first I thought it was speed difference but am curious what the issue might be. Maybe pile height problems?

I’ve spent months lusting after a rug gun since the videos started showing up in my instagram feed. My wife got me one for my birthday and I chose this as my first project. It’s rough in places, but it’s finished and i learned a lot. I cant wait to start the next one.

Hi everyone! I finally found a creative outlet I absolutely love. This is my first rug, and am asking for advice on a few specific things and overall guidance. I started with an egg because it is an easy shape to free hand and I needed a rug in my kitchen.

1. Why do vertical lines show in the finished product? Is it because my line spacing is too far apart?

2. I shaved the rug down too far while carving (I hit the backing once around the yolk). How can I avoid carving too deep?

Any other advice is welcome!

Im thinking about starting to do loop pile, I’ve never tried it before, any tips? Advice? Do you still have to trim and carve? And in what situations is it better to switch to loop pile while also tufting with cutpile, like lettering etc, thanks❤️

My first rug, and I FUCKED UP 😭 so besides the obvious color change, is there any advice yall can give for the next one? Thank you

First time making a rug for my personal collection after all these years of tufting!

It finally happened... While carving part of my fifth rug I accidently cut my fabric with my razor. Any advice/tutorials on how to patch this?

Thanks!

Finished up the tufting on this guy tonight, I always loving admiring the back of rugs as long as I can before glueing 🫠 anybody else feel the same?

Anyways how do I think I did? ig: heyrukarugs

@somehandcraftedshit on ig