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On Temperamental Tufting and Working Smaller, with Sarah Savoy of ‘Softside Workshop’
2023/07/05On Temperamental Tufting and Working Smaller, with Sarah Savoy of ‘Softside Workshop’By Thalia Stopa — Contributing Editor, Art, Beer, Food and Culture Writer.All photos by Rebecca Scherman.The abundance of creativity and energy belonging t...
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Young Chinese weave away stress with crafts
2022/04/22APRIL 23, 2022Participants use craft guns to make mats and rugs at a tufting workshop in Beijing Using a craft gun to shoot yarn through a fabric screen, Nora Peng puts the finishing touches on a rug in the shape of a corgi’s bottom – the perfec...
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Whitehorse artist starts streetwear-inspired rug business
2022/04/16thank for you time site tongyunongge,this is namber fathmmer,fomorsWhitehorse artist starts streetwear-inspired rug businessAlexander Calantes first saw rug tufting about a year ago when he was scrolling through Tik Tok. Immediately, he was hooked on...
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Tufting rugs becomes new fad among young Chinese, but will it last?
2022/03/22The owner of a tufting studio in Beijing demonstrates how to use a tufting gun. Photo: Lou Kang/GT A Bing Dwen Dwen rug Photo: Lou Kang/GTBuying a tufting gun to make DIY mats and rugs has grown extremely popular among young Chinese t...
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ROBOTIC TUFTING GUN FIRES OFF CNC TEXTILES
2022/03/05March 5, 2022 by Kristina PanosOften used to make rugs, tufting is a process wherein a hollow needle is used to cram thread or yarn into fabric in some kind of pattern. This can be done by hand, with a gun, or with big machines. Some m...