I finished this rug up a little bit ago. This was my largest one so far and it made me realize I need a table to work on these rugs at. Sitting on the floor to shave this wasn't fun.

I had this crazy idea to make a vest, I took apart an old denim vest and traced it out, made a design and now I’ve gotten to the point where I’ve cut it out and glued the yarn down. everything is going as well as I could hope. log ways to go, plus I still need to make the front panels

however I’ve gotten to the point where i need the glue a backing down and I realized I didn't think this though, and I guess my question is:

what sort of alternative “fabrics” will work beyond the non slip primary tufting cloth I usually use?

also any other tips? I’m sorta winging this, and over also never sewn a vest before so I still sorta need to figure that out….

Hi all, looking for some feedback on my first two “ real” projects. Any and all comments are welcome.

Thanks!!

Current frame with some ideas I had that will be up for sale upon completion!

Hey everyone still having the same issue. Almost seems to be getting worse. At what point do I just say fuck it and buy a new gun?!! Trying to stay positive because really enjoy this but I seriously can’t figure out why my stitches end up this way, I don’t know enough about the mechanics of the gun to comfortably take it apart and mess with the settings either. But it’s gotta be the gun right… right?!

After months of working I can finally move on to another project ! What do you guys think ?

Originally posted with an AI backdrop but it felt weird. So reposting with additional photos!

Finally not a sports logo 🙌😅

to celebrate the release of GTA 5 (which I can't play as a PC gamer) I have created this rug. I tried making a gradient by tufting into part of the previous color or mixing 2 colors, but I didn't like how it turned out so I used "block" gradient on the main background and used the "tuft into the previous color" method on the small outline. Overall I am quite happy how it turned out but I have some questions:

- the rug and especially the letters look a bit warped. Imho the letters on the left should be a bit more to the botton. Any ways to fix it bevore and after glueing?

- The black and colored outline of the letters are only 1 line (2 strands). Same goes for the VI outline. I am not sure if and what to carve. Currently I'm leaning to carve the main letters and the black outline and maybe the colored outline as well. What is your opinion?

I was too focused on getting the rug to be as large as possible that I forgot to leave space for the gun to get in-between the frame. I'm assuming there's no fix or tricks to make it work? Especially as I'm thinking the antennae will need a border, meaning so will the rest of the rug.

Just finished tufting this portrait. I love this franchise so I just keep making evil dead rugs! It’s roughly 5x3.3’ Haha thanks for looking

Should i do all my loop pile areas first or cut piles first? Im working on my first loop pile project and want any advice i can get❤️ thank you in advance

I just had a moment when I stepped back and noticed how it was pouring over the side of my table.

These are the rugs I’ve completed .. just wanted some feedback back and tips if any … stitch being the most recent I’ve completed

Here is a photo of the custom frame I build. You put your backing on tight and pull out the setup blocks and tighten down on the rods and bolts. Works great when you have to leave the backing on your frame for a long period of time. You can just re-tighten the bolts when you loose the tention. The nails are spaced 1/4 inch apart. The tresstle legs are made of heavy ash wood and the frame is White Spruce. This design can me made of any type of wood. I have made them in Maple, Ash and Walnut for my customers.

This is my most recent rugs I experimented with making the poncho 3d but if any pros out there can see some faults please let me know :)

Hey guys gonna make this rug soon,thinking of making the tail light grey but how do I blend the water in to the Mudkip trio without it looking bad (due to such similar colours) I plan to keep the water background

My husband just built me this 5ftx5ft frame and its my first time using it (i used to work on a smaller frame for a long time), so now that im done with these 2 rugs the cloth is super loose even though it was tight as a drum when i started, is stretching before starting on the car a bad idea or??? I need advice😭 these 3 are all commissions so i want them to look good… i will leave a picture for tax and for reference! Thank you in advance❤️

Hello I’m going to try tufting for the first time and was wondering what glue you guys recommend? Both for the back of the rug and to add backing onto it. Also Is there’s a glue that works for both?

Have I been buying the wrong type of primary backing?

I stretch it tight and it does this .. from centre outwards ..

And where this is happening it's making tight lines go all the way up the canvas and it's making my gun ping all over the place 😭

Some tufters experience an issue where the needle hole plate falls out of the machine. In this step by step video we show you how to put it back easily.

This is our first in a new series of AK-V explainer video's.
If you have a specific repair topic you would like us to explain, share it in the comments.