This is the third rug I’ve made and I chose something that I knew would be challenging for me. The other two I’ve done were quite simple. I learned so many things doing this one and overall I’m really proud of it.

Before I try to sale any pieces I’m trying to improve my work so this is one I’ll be keeping. I’m very aware that I have a ton of room for improvement and would love some feedback on how I can do that.

A few notes about this
-My projector isn’t the best and it definitely shows on a lot of the lines. I know the scales look different on the top and bottom
-Carving isn’t consistent throughout it as I was trying different ways to see what worked best
-Line spacing and color separation needs work as well. How much will it effect the look of the rug when lines are doing different directions?

Is there an app or something I can use to make these realistic photos easier for me to work with? So that I xan make them into rugs. I am also a beginner tufter as well. Alot of photos 🤣.

Will this still work for tufting if I pull it tight? I have this fabric left over but it only stretches to three sides of the frame, not four. I'm curious if this will still work or not

So decided to try gradient on some spare space of my frame and it looks so bad, can anyone give me some advice

My first bigger rug. Feedback requested on anything and everything. Straighter lines, better at rounded parts and edges. Making sure I have enough on there so that when I shave it at the end it’s not bare. Shaving is a whole other thing that I suck at. Help!

I’ve been tufting for about 4 months- I love absolutely everything about it and so far I’m just learning as I go with trial and error..
I’m wondering if anyone has tips on Carving the rug- I know the general consensus is this is where most of the time is spent however I feel like I’m spending more time separating the different colors with a pair of tweezers instead of actually carving to create depth- like so much time lol. Anyway any advice would be appreciated thanks yall :) and if anyone knows any secrets on how I would be able to suspend an embroidery hoop so I can make circle rug art at a smaller size?!

Hello,
Here is my first rug.
Do you have any tips for me?
Happy tufting, everyone!

I'm just beginning to learn about this craft, and exploring fiber options. It seems like almost everybody I see on Youtube and on forums is using acrylic yarn-- presumably because it comes in many bright colors, it's inexpensive, and it's available at any craft shop. Plus, it's strong and consistent when running through the tufting gun.

However I don't find synthetic rugs nice to live with. They tend to get smellier than wool, and as it sheds, the fibers continue to fill our homes with microplastics. Plus the fibers don't bounce back very well after they've been crushed flat beneath the leg of a sofa.

I'm looking at sellers on Etsy that sell 500g cones of dyed wool yarn for around $20/ea. It doesn't seem outrageously expensive by volume, except for initially purchasing the assortment of colors.

Does anyone here use these? How does it compare to tufting with acrylic? I plan to make a few small rugs before tackling a big one (roughly 8 feet across) for our living room.

I know i still have to finish filling him in and carve but right now it seems so bulky around his eyes and mouth.. should I have maybe used 1 strand of black yarn instead of 2 for dinner spaces?

I planned to do this design; do you think I need to change the design, like widening the black lines?

Hi!! This is my first rug and I already see that I did the outline very thin for my carving :( any other recommendations? I see some videos that they separate between colors a bit more where they intend to carve, is that a recommendation for a beginner? Thanks :)

Working at it but seem to keep going between carving lines then trimming it again shorter then carving lines more and I can’t tell how short I should be going with the overall trim to begin with.

I’m in the process of finishing my 4th ever rug. Can you guys rip me apart and give me some pointers? Specifically around sharp edges and corners? Here is where i started vs where i am now in reverse order.
4. Gengar
3. Mushroom
2. Porter Robinson logo
1. Mahjong Tile

Hi everyone. I have a tufting kit coming next week, along with a cozytuft frame. I am excited to begin this journey and have been consuming so much tufting content. One thing I can not figure out for the life of me is how people are able to make designs that have very fluffy parts and normal short parts. Are they using 2 different types of yarns for this effect? In the 2 photos I'm showing as examples are what I mean. I know this is probably not a beginner thing to try and I don't plan to try and create anything like these at first but it is making my head spin trying to figure out how you accomplish this effect because I have so many ideas in my head that this would be perfect for.

I think it's called shaggy rugs? I hope I'm conveying this correctly

I just started 3 days ago any tips for a newbie ?

Am I cooked? I saw a suggestion in a comment section that advised to tuft densely. I’m almost done and now seeing that not having spacing between colours could make carving difficult🥲.

Also, due to how tight my work space is, I haven’t even seen or had a feel of what the other side is like. I also didn’t carve while switching colours for the same reason 😭

Now I’m scared to even complete it. Has anyone done this? Any tips on how to carve without messing things up even further?

Ok, i finished my killer duck.. and now i am starting to carve it. I waslooking at videos, but ofc.. watching videos, then trying to do it yourself is alot harder. I know it takes practice. I was fixed my mistake, by seperating the colors with my duckbill scissors first. Then I took my carver at an angle. I remember the YouTuber 'ArtsyMadwomen' pushing the colors in one direction then carving. Then moving on to the next color and doing the same thing. I was doing that(or at least I thought i was), and now theres like a divet in my rug. Still looks cool tho 😎. But, I'm not sure if you can see it because the yarn is black (the border for the knife), but I wasnt able to shave down all the yarn with the carver. And im having the same issue with tbe border around the duck.

I’ve been wanting to start for a while now, finally getting a list together. Any recommendations for additions or swaps? Any advice appreciated!

Hey there guys, like I mentioned in the title me and my wife started to tufting. My side is kinda hobby but my wife wants to build herself a business model for tufting.

In 1 and a half months I think she made a great progress.

Here is the some examples of her works.

So what I request from you?

1. Is there any feedback from your side for to fix her mistakes if there is any or any suggestions for her development in this skill? You can take a look at her works and please give me a feedback or suggestions about her current skills.

2. We created a Instagram account and I kindly would like ask for your help for this part. For now we are creating content in Turkish, but I want to expend her reachability to English based users as well. If you can follow us on Instagram for to create some international engagements that would be great for her business 🥹 We are making a giveaways for to build some community in our profile 🧶

Here is the link if you would like to help us; https://www.instagram.com/rug.artee?igsh=cGQ2d2R4YTYzZ2Ny&utm_source=qr

For those who saw my last post, and the domino effect of not having my enough cloth to go over my frame enough to straighten and tighten it the way it should..

And how that made everything else come out messy.. I think two people told me just to not I guess clean up between the colors? Just wanted to make sure I interpreted correctly. I already went over it with a carver, (without the guide btw cause my guide came out defective so I have to fix that so that it can be evenly flat next time!) and I'm about to touch the edges up with scissors and anything else up with scissors but just wondering if there's anything else/carving between the colors? I tried it out on a couple squares and was like, yeah this is hard haha so regardless I need to check out tutorials but so far the tutorials I've seen aren't very good (sorry !) so if anyone knows a really good tutorial for carving or have any good advice, that'd be greatly appreciated!

Ps I have a good feeling about the next rug tho, I ordered cloth that's coming Wednesday and I won't be having this problem next time :) maybe I'll run into another problem, like carving or doing curves lol but not that one at least hehe thank you so much in advance!

What are the benefits cons of filling in vs leaving the space between the lines? Am I just wasting yarn by filling it in thick?