Creating Fun Custom Tufted Rugs
Lo que aprenderás
How to make a custom tufted rug to fit any decor style and brighten up your space! Illustrator, rug tufter, and owner of Studio Undine, Sophia Levesque will guide you through the basics of tufting and how anyone can make a custom rug. We will walk through understanding the tufting gun, materials you need, yarn choices, creating your design, tufting as well as finishing your rug. After this tufting 101 class, you will be shocked at how many possibilities there are with tufting and will be armed with all of the supplies, tips, and tricks to start your rug-making journey.
**Please read below and choose which glue option you would like to use. Depending on the glue you will finish the rug differently.**
Tufting:
You will need a tufting machine (cut pile), threader, lighter and darker yellow yarn (two cones or balls of each color), lighter and darker green yarn (two cones or balls of each color), and two cones or balls of black yarn.
1. Locate and download yellow flower file and flip horizontally.
2. Set up frame and put on primary tufting fabric.
3. Use projector to trace out design with sharpies.
4. Tuft design starting with outline.
Glueing:
Option 1: Roberts Rug Glue
This glue is not washable or as durable as latex glue, but much cheaper.
1. Use a spatula or roller to roll one coat of glue on the back of the rug.
2. Put in sun to dry. In sun can dry in one day, but could take up to a week in low or no sun.
3. Pull fabric off of frame.
Option 2: TN100 and TN200
This glue is machine washable, durable and nonslip which makes it perfect for floor rugs and bathmats that will last a lifetime.
**If using wool yarn NEVER wash in hot water or put in a machine dryer. Wash with cold water and drip dry.
1. Apply TN 100 latex glue with foam roller.
2. When glue is tacky put on secondary backer fabric over the back of your piece and roll on TN 200 over the fabric with a fresh roller.
3. Put in sun to dry. Will dry in a couple hours in the sun or 1-2 days without.
Trimming/Finishing:
Safety: Always have a respirator and goggles while shaving yarn.
1. Cut out flower leaving 1/2-3/4” on the sides.
2. Using gorilla hot glue fold over and glue sides.
3. Using sheers and scissors shave rug and carve desired details.
Option 1: Roberts Rug Glue finishing
1. Use hot glue or spray adhesive to glue on felt backer
2. Cut out piece from felt and add hook if using as wall hanging.
3. You are done!
Option 2: TN100 and TN200
1. Use hot glue to attach 1” bias tape over folder over edges to make clean finished back.
2. You are done! Your rug is now nonslip and waterproof.
**If using wool yarn NEVER wash in hot water or put in a machine dryer. Wash with cold water and drip dry.
Materiales y herramientas utilizados en esta clase
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Pistola de mechones
Ver en Tuft the World -
Hilo de lana
Ver en Tuft the World -
Pegamento
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Tela para mechones
Ver en Tuft the World -
Marco capitoné
Ver en Tuft the World -
Paño de respaldo
Ver en Etsy -
Proyector
Ver en Amazon -
Sheers
Ver en Amazon -
Resporador y máscara
Ver en Amazon -
Enhebrador
Ver en Amazon -
Flor amarilla
Ver en Creative Fabrica -
marcadores
Ver en Amazon -
Rodillos de espuma
Ver en Amazon -
Soporte de fieltro para colgar en la pared
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Pegamento (opción 2)
Ver en Etsy
Reseñas
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¡Conoce a la ilustradora y propietaria de un negocio de alfombras Sophia Levesque de Studio Undine! Sophia te enseñará todos los consejos, trucos y pasos necesarios para hacer una alfombra copetuda personalizada de principio a fin.
Descubre qué materiales necesitas para hacer una alfombra personalizada. Elige entre lana e hilo acrílico, consejos para el cuidado y el uso de tu pistola.
Cómo elegir un diseño, dar formato al archivo para proyectarlo en el marco y consejos para trazar y preparar el marco.
Sophia le enseñará cómo enhebrar la máquina, ajustar la velocidad de la máquina y practicar cómo hacer mechones. Luego cubriremos los gradientes, los contornos y cubriremos los espacios más grandes para terminar la pieza.
Sophia te guiará a través de las diferentes opciones de pegado y acabado para tu alfombra.
Sophia explica cómo afeitarse la alfombra, las diferentes técnicas y la importancia de proteger los ojos y los pulmones.
Cómo terminar tu alfombra.
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Sophia (Studio Undine) Levesque
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I'm Sophia an illustrator, best known for my original design wool rug tufted pieces for my shop Studio Undine. I live in a small town in northern CA, between old growth redwoods and the powerful ocean. My background and degree are in fashion design.
