From Zero to Rug. My First Tufting Journey
It’s been a long road, almost a year to get all the equipment together, build my own modular frame, find a reliable wool supplier. While I was waiting for this little dream to come true, I watched countless tutorials and videos of you aliens who make everything look so easy and fast — damn you all!! 😄
It wasn’t easy, especially since I have two little kids 2 years old and almost 2 months for the second plus work, family commitments, my partner… finding time to dedicate to tufting was tough.
I often ended up tufting at 2 or 3 in the morning, when the house was completely quiet and the kids were asleep, only to head to work early the next day.
It was intense and beautiful, and honestly I can’t wait to make more. I think it came out decently, but there’s still so much to learn. The only downside was a local glue supplier who passed off vinyl (PVA) glue as tufting glue on me… disgraceful, honestly — I had some trouble getting the non-slip felt to stick because of it. Anyway, I’ll let you all take it from here.
Happy tufting everyone 🤟🏻