Tufting Rugs

Why this should be your newest hobby?

people at a turfing rug workshop

If you don't know, tufting is the way soft, fluffy rugs are often made. You can do it all by hand, in a fairly laborious process, but the technique that's gone viral involves a specialized heavy-duty “gun” that shoots a needle up to 45 times a second into fabric, enabling you to make plush, tactile patterns, all by pulling a trigger. Maybe it's because it looks slightly dangerous and almost magical that it's become trendy on TikTok, a platform generally better known for creator mansions, pranks, and lip-synching.

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