HOW TO PREP YOUR FRAME FOR RUG TUFTING (don't make this mistake!) 

Do you have a website I can check?

oh no! I feel your pain 😅

you are so sweet

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working on it now 😅 it's not easy, I'll say that hahah

Yes I was going to ask what’s holding the back of the material once it’s hanging

@@momsandmimosas1 you can add Rug Strips they come with spikes or use large size grippers

I often sketch ideas out on paper, then use Adobe Illustrator as my design tool. Then I project my final design onto the canvas using a cheap projector that has my Apple TV connected to it-so I can project my computer screen onto the canvas and trace it on

It’s 6ft square!

It’s pretty straightforward. Hardest part is just getting it on a stand. I bought a similar projector and you just turn the lens or whatever you call it to focus the image to be seen more clearly.

well, get a vendors license and set up an account with a couple of wholesale suppliers then these places will find you, believe me, lol.

Oh great question! I have tried to salvage both small and large holes... For small holes, I tuft in a grid pattern over the hole-both vertically and horizontally. That seems to help! Big holes... no luck so far 😅

The frame has tack strips on the perimeter. It's a strip of wood with tiny nails that hold onto the fabric

Monk’s cloth is typically used, but burlap is a cheaper alternative

watch her other videos and she explains what she uses and why.

i've never done this stuff, but by virtue of observation i would guess that's the culprit especially considering the rather delicate-ish nature of the cloth. obviously don't stretch it as tight and see what happens. there are tension gauges you can get to make sure you're being consistent.

it's not monk cloth as she mentioned in another video, nor is it canvas which she means here not as actual canvas, rather like a sculptor might refer to a block of clay as a canvas. it's tufting cloth.

There are little teeth around the whole frame. I think they’re called carpet tack strips

New Zealand wool from tuftinggun.com :)

thanks

I use 3-ply actually :) I feed two strands of 3-ply wool

Ali express scamming is pretty common so buy at your risk

you get what you pay for. as far as i'm concerned, aliexpress is the harbor freight of online stuff. based on experience, my philosophy has always been buy at least the mid-range stuff from reputable vendors who actually make commercial grade equipment. in the end it's always worth the investment, and at least you retain *some* resale value when you upgrade. that piece of junk you saved fifty bucks on is worthless when it breaks in a month or doesn't work properly right out of the box. it's not a strange question. when i had a business, there were times when i had to go cheap because the good stuff was out of my price range. so, i took my chances and hoped i got more than my money's worth, knowing it was a gamble. it was a gamble i usually lost.

Good question... short answer is a lot. for a small sized rug I'd say roughly 2-4 bundles or yarn cones. It's hard to quantify when you're using multiple colors.

Im having this issue also with monks cloth, have you came up with a solution?

No, this is a custom frame I had built

I think I got it on sale at urban outfitters years ago!

The starter kit frame is about 28" square. Mine is 6 feet square

There are carpet tack strips around the frame :) Not a dumb question! I forgot to show that part in the video

@@AJMAKES137 the engineer in me screams there's got to be a better way. the problem is i'm not an engineer....

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BqLW8IeSBKw.html this shows a close up!

@@AJMAKES137 perfect! Thank you 🙏

6ft square