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

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.

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.

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❤️

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!

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

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!

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

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

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