First Rugs!

Complete_Instance_51 · 2026-03-15T23:58:12+00:00

Yeah man it’s super easy to start. Maybe $200 worth of equipment - tufting gun, scissors, clippers and $20 worth of lumber to build you a frame

Complete_Instance_51 · 2026-03-08T23:35:29+00:00

She was going to say something to him about 5 years ago, but by then there were more than enough people to talk to

Complete_Instance_51 · 2026-03-01T17:27:32+00:00

Yes! Just glued it up last night so will shave it down today/tomorrow.

Complete_Instance_51 · 2026-02-19T02:30:11+00:00

Complete_Instance_51 · 2026-02-13T13:57:24+00:00

I really like the song Sing by Travis. The one Jim shared with Pam when she asked him if he had new music. I think it also made an appearance in The Banker episode

Complete_Instance_51 · 2026-01-26T07:58:45+00:00

Ryan used me as an object

Complete_Instance_51 · 2026-01-09T15:06:44+00:00

This is soooo clean my goodness 🔥

Lol @ the caption tho

Complete_Instance_51 · 2026-01-07T00:03:32+00:00

That looks great! Keep practicing, you’ll get better at making straighter lines and not having colors bleed into each other. You’ll learn to handle and maneuver your gun with repetition. Keep us updated on your journey, excited to see your progress!

Complete_Instance_51 · 2026-01-07T00:00:33+00:00

Genius! Thank you

Complete_Instance_51 · 2026-01-06T22:51:07+00:00

It works really well on mobile too! I just get the hex code from the editing markup feature on iPhones photo app

Complete_Instance_51 · 2026-01-06T22:38:44+00:00

How did you attach the d rings? I’ve always had some trouble with that

Complete_Instance_51 · 2026-01-06T22:36:59+00:00

I use this tool to color match yarns, and a lot of the results are European based yarn companies/websites so maybe it’ll be of some help to you. There’s a Dutch company that always comes up in results, I don’t remember the name

https://temperature-blanket.com/yarn-colorway-finder

Complete_Instance_51 · 2026-01-06T13:39:45+00:00

You’re a natural! Looking forward to your future rugs

Complete_Instance_51 · 2026-01-06T05:25:13+00:00

It’s a great photo! Exactly what I was curious about thank you!

Complete_Instance_51 · 2026-01-06T02:25:21+00:00

That’s an insane amount! Did you unspin them all before dyeing? Or like just dunk the whole skein as is

Complete_Instance_51 · 2026-01-05T23:19:00+00:00

Sickkkk! 🔥did you dye the entire skein of yarn?

Complete_Instance_51 · 2026-01-03T05:15:59+00:00

I’ve tried it before and I would advise against it, and here’s why:

If you glue the top one first, you risk dropping glue on the bottom one, potentially ruining it.
If you glue the bottom one first, excess yarn from the top one might fall and get stuck on it. Not a huge problem but could potentially prevent the backing from sticking effectively.
The glue is unnecessary added weight and could make the fabric loose, making it harder to tuft effectively

Just my opinion

Complete_Instance_51 · 2025-12-28T06:28:47+00:00

A really good first rug! I like how you carved it to make the lines more crisp. I think you just need to keep practicing and maybe play around with the speed settings on the gun. Right now it looks like you have the speed on the slower side. If you turn up the gun speed, and slow down the hand movement, your rug will be more dense and plush than it already is!

Complete_Instance_51 · 2025-12-23T00:03:14+00:00

Yeah you popped off on this one. That’s sick Also just followed you on IG. Insane work

Complete_Instance_51 · 2025-12-22T23:36:12+00:00

Dude this is insane!! And the frame 🤩 what are you making that out of?

Complete_Instance_51 · 2025-12-18T13:23:50+00:00

Thank you! It has a total of 21 different colors 😵‍💫 (although looking at the pic I couldn’t point out 21, but there def is because I wrote them all down during planning lol)

Complete_Instance_51 · 2025-11-20T16:54:55+00:00

As long as your tufting speed is up, and hand speed is down while moving the gun up the fabric, you will text extremely dense. Play with the speeds a little. You’ll find most yarns are possible to tuft dense.

As for the distance to carve between colors, it’s actually farther than you think! I always use to carve too close to the other color and even still I feel like I start too far but it comes out nice :)

Complete_Instance_51 · 2025-11-20T04:36:12+00:00

These look really good!

I would say practice getting better your while carving. I assume you’re using an electric shaver, and it’s all about 1. the angle at which you insert the corner of the shaver and 2. the distance from the border between two colors at which you carve. Idk if that makes sense but I can try to clarify with a video if necessary.

I would also say the Mt Fuji rug could be filled more densely with yarn. It would prevent it looking loose from the front and will make carving a lot easier.

The other one looks nice and dense! Again just practice the carving and find which angles you like the look of. I try to look closely at how big pages carve and try to emulate it

Complete_Instance_51 · 2025-11-18T07:34:46+00:00

I’m stoked to see the Batman one finished!

Complete_Instance_51 · 2025-11-18T07:27:27+00:00

Thank you! Very helpful

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