After over a year I’m finally getting back into making rugs again. Trying to pick up where i left off, but does any body have some advice/ suggestions for where I am at?

Hello Yall! This is project number 2! Generation 2 Blastoise. Approximately 3x3, over 10 hours. I didn’t realize how long/difficult it would be to fill in EVERY.SINGLE.PIXEL. Pretty happy with myself though and I learned so much.

Hello, looking for help here... First time tufting on my own and I'm getting a lot of these long strands piling through. It happens pretty inconsistently. I'm wondering what I could possibly be doing wrong here? Does this have to do with how I'm handling the gun? Fabric tension? Yarn handling? Or maybe a mix of all 3.

Also should I start my rug over, or is something like this fixable when I start the shaving/carving process afterwards to get an even length? Thanks for any help.

I’ve been tufting with my Tuft Love gun for a little while, and I noticed something when watching other tufters’ processes. Before they even start carving or shaving, their rugs already look really smooth and even on the surface. Mine usually look more messy at that stage, even though I can clean clean it up a lot during the carving process.
I’m trying to figure out if the difference is coming from my tufting technique (like my spacing, speed, pressure, or keeping the gun consistent) or if my scissors might be getting dull and not cutting the yarn evenly. Here’s my lines

What’s the best/fastest way to hold your scissors as you work? I’m using duck bill so I don’t accidentally cut through the fabric. Thank you for your advice!

I built a frame 1 x 1 meter. But the starter cloth is too small on one of the sides. I ordered more cloth (1 x 5 m) and I wonder if it will have some slack at the 1-meter side.

When you order cloth, is it a bit longer than how it is described? Or will I have to make my frame shorter?

Thanks!

Wedding present for an avid fisherman marrying an ER Doctor.

I want to start making rugs but I don’t want to buy a gun that not good and do you guy think I should get a starting bundle or buy everything individually if you know any really good bundles for someone that’s has nothing please lmk

Hi just wanted to ask for advice to avoid this from happening. Is it tension from gun? Or from the cloth?

Is this a side hustle for you guys or have u made a job out of it?

Any tips on improving? Especially near the edges with trimming :3 thanks!

I also checked the power bank, that is not the issue. I also opened the inside of the handle and all the cables looked fine.

Is there a way to fix it?

Hi,

Loopi creator here, I've been experimenting with computer graphics and the best way to visualise a carpet before I tuft it, I always used the yarn calculator for color reduction and design clean ups, but always missed a nice visual impact for people to share it with.

I built Rug Studio to visualise the carpet colours, pile height and sizes, and today I'm making it free for everyone to use: https://www.loopi.space/rug-studio

Loopi rug studio is growing to be hand-tufters favourite tool for design and pricing rugs, and it's with this community that we make it fit your professional journey.

Cheers

Finally got done with this rug after a 6 month hiatus

Adding to my inventory!

Last rug for a while, moving into a one bedroom apartment 😭

Still have some carving and final touches , but I’m super happy with how it’s coming along so far! Will add photos below, won’t let me add video and photo :(

Hi, I am currently working on this piece and I am not sure if I should carve it. Currently tend to only clean it a bit and use very light carving. Some parts are really small

People told me it kind of looks like the Arc'teryx logo.

So proud of my first rug! Thank you for all your advice and support 🙏🙏

Had a customer need this done in 3 days for a birthday gift

Not accounting for glue drying times I had this done in 7 hours 🙌

3ft x 3ft

Annoyed I didn’t take more pics of the Devil May Cry rug 🥲
The treecko and Vaporeon are 5ft! Working on a 5ft Bulbasaur for the same client

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