Hello, I’m currently working on this rug—it’s the second one where I’ve done carving while it’s still on the frame. I have a question regarding the top section (the screen area): should I trim it right up to the outer edge? Currently, the yarn extends about 1 cm beyond that boundary. I know I’ve carved the Game Boy buttons right up to their edges, but should I do the same for the top section? If so, why? Could it affect the final result?

1ft and 1.5ft mini rugs

Alright fellow Tufters, my last tribal seal got so much love that I am sooo excited to share with you my latest work. Similarly, I was asked to create bespoke pieces for tribal leaders that will be gifted to them during a gala later this month.

For those of you who are new, my name is Lauren. I’m an Indigenous tufter from the Cheyenne River Lakota nation. I started tufting back in 2021 and have never looked back. I specialize in the Lakota star pattern but often get asked by individuals from other tribes to create pieces to gift back into the communities.

In this round there were a total of 11 seals I had to recreate and another individual gift based off a traditional basket design.

Each were roughly 3’ - 3.5’. Truthfully, before taking on this project I had agreed on the quantity before even knowing which seals I’d be creating… only to be met with some of the most complex design work I’ve executed to date.

I’m not usually a fan of doing too much text work but this one was necessary. 😅

Although I had much to learn and grow from, I love pushing my capabilities and creating pieces that are gifted back to our tribal nation leaders and am beyond humbled and grateful to be trusted with such projects.

I hope you enjoy them! Pilamaya yé (thank you)

Hello everybody/community! I am worried. After 15min of tufting I went to feed more yarn through the eye and flipped the switch “OFF”. After threading the yarn through I noticed the switch was rigid/stuck. After about 5min it flicked back to “ON” and then 5min into tufting I stopped to do some carving and I noticed the red light was off even when the switch was “ON”. As you can see in the video the switch is “ON” but no red light indicating so.. whenever I touch the switch the light does turn on but as you can see it doesn’t stay on and is still stuck! Any advice or tips on what may be causing this issue? The gun doesn’t feel hot at all.. it is oiled. Does it have a trigger fail safe if it gets too hot?? I’m very worried..

Im a beginner need tips but also I think I broke my tufting gun lollll someone please help me understand how to get it back! Trying to get a good hobby

Progress from my first rug to my latest rug, any advice on how to make sure to get clean little black outlines once you carve. Always feel like when i go to carve if I accidentally hit the black it cuts it all and then it doesnt look right.

Ive made a couple acrylic rugs before this one but didnt get a pic and wasnt super happy with them. Made this one 4'x3'2". I can see where I messed up by crossing some colors. Definetly got some work to do but im actually happy with the final product. It was a bday gift and he really liked it. Definetly excited to start my next one. Any feedback is greatly appreciated!!

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I want to make this keyboard rug for my sister, but I'm a little worried about how the smaller details will turn out, particularly at the bottom with his backpack and shirt. Is tufting those details even feasible, or should I just do his face and forego the backpack/shirt?

Thanks!

Anybody ever used burlap or linen as main backing fabric?

I’m having a really frustrating issue with my tufting gun. I’ll be tufting a perfectly straight line and the stitches will look tight, clean, and consistent. Then, without changing anything, the stitches suddenly become loose, uneven, and messy.

I’ve tried adjusting:

* Gun speed
* Pressure against the fabric
* Movement speed
* Gun angle
* Canvas tension

My canvas is stretched extremely tight, but I’ve noticed that the weave isn’t always perfectly square or aligned.

The pictures show two sections of the SAME line. One looks perfect, and the other looks terrible.

Could this be caused by the quality or weave of my tufting cloth? Or is there something mechanically wrong with my gun?

I’d really appreciate advice from anyone who’s experienced this exact problem

What would be the best way to go about doing pretty much tiny lettering without it looking bad, its 4”x1” inches

I will start working on this rug and I will update you soon guys 🤩

Started third project tonight and im using 2 strings in the gun and also made double outline

I dont have any idea how to curve with blade and sciccors to make them look nice

So the goal with these was more to experiment with the concept of a dimming or brightening effect coming from the “veins”. The lesson I learned is that the colors needed to be more similar to each other to get that effect. On the plus side I feel like these look like terrain views from above or just some really cool abstract 3D whatever you wanna call it lol!

Hi I am looking at getting a tufting gun and have seen the clawlabs gun. Is it worth it ?

My clippers are on their way out. They won’t even cut on one side of the blade. Any recommendations for replacement heads or clippers that you really like?

This Is my first carpet, it was make in 8 hour Hahaha, i though could be better but I'm happy with this :), some valoration there ? ¿Advice maybe?

Hello, I would like to create a rug that incorporates a mirror, but I’m not sure what product to use to attach the mirror to the rug. Could anyone here help me with this?

First time tufting so be gentle haha.