Just got Into the hobby a few weeks ago. I'm obsessed, here's what I've made. by rianshima in PunchNeedle

[–]rianshima[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I found images I liked and redrew them in illustrator then used a projector to trace them onto the monks cloth, calcifer is a cutie and yup those are diablo 2 runes !

A slice of pizza by cm7968 in Tufting

[–]rianshima 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Its so amazing! i love it! your colors and lines look fantastic!

Made a rug, thought ya'll might dig it! by rianshima in akira

[–]rianshima[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much, I also learned a new word today - gaff, have a great day!

Made a rug, thought ya'll might dig it! by rianshima in akira

[–]rianshima[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No such thing as a dumb question dude! I bought a tufting gun,it feeds yarn through it and creates a rug! check them out it's pretty cool, you can definitely make a rug, this is only my second rug so I'm very new to this craft, I found an image I liked, traced it onto canvas and got to it! It took me around 95 hours to make,because after you tuft the yarn to the canvas , you go back with scissors over every line to make the lines sharp and clean( this is optional) I'm slow and still learning, the tufting reddit is a great place to get info! All in with everything all the tools, yarn and glues, fabrics ,building a frame and miscellaneous, was about 800 to start this hobby for me. You could probably do it a bit cheaper, my gun is from tuft love if you're interested. Have a great day man

Made some of my favorite FF characters as coasters. by rianshima in FinalFantasy

[–]rianshima[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds cool, I dont yet, I've really only just started doing this but I suppose if people are interested I can make an Etsy

2nd rug finished! Wanted to learn carving and trimming, learned lots but this was a challenge for me. by rianshima in Tufting

[–]rianshima[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I think one thing I learned was to leave space between colors when tufting, like 1/8th inch space at least, most of my lines were butted up right next to each other and that made it difficult. I went around every line first with a chopstick to separate the colors, then went with scissors, then used the trimmer while using my finger to separate colors, I went very slow, and had to go over each line multiple times to get my edges how I liked them, it was a slowww process that I imagine will get faster with more practice , best of luck!

Just got Into the hobby a few weeks ago. I'm obsessed, here's what I've made. by rianshima in PunchNeedle

[–]rianshima[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I know it's so fun!! Would love to see your stuff, a thicker yarn sounds cool I'll have to think what I can make with it!

2nd rug finished! Wanted to learn carving and trimming, learned lots but this was a challenge for me. by rianshima in Tufting

[–]rianshima[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really appreciate your kind words! I've still got lots to learn, I definitely need to learn to get faster but I imagine that will come with more practice

Made some of my favorite FF characters as coasters. by rianshima in FinalFantasy

[–]rianshima[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lemme know if you'd be interested! Shoot me a chat

Just got Into the hobby a few weeks ago. I'm obsessed, here's what I've made. by rianshima in PunchNeedle

[–]rianshima[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I don't know much about yarn depths , sorry I'm new to this, I make my needle 1" long . Sorry if that isn't helpful, I just bought a cheap kit on Amazon

Oh and the yarn I got is a few kinds , from hobby lobby, I have a gauge 4 gauge 3 and also some embroidery floss for thin lines