Learn to create a stunning tapestry using the tufting gun technique

05/01/2023

To those who are new to tufting, it’s a textile technique where you use a tufting gun to ‘punch’ or ‘shoot’ yarn into a fabric canvas to create striking tapestries full of dimension. In this tutorial Galician artistic duo Twee Muizen teaches you how to make your own work of art, with only a few materials, a simple technique, and easy-to-follow videos.

Twee Muizen have had their work displayed in numerous exhibitions, in publications, and at festivals. This particular piece that you’ll learn to make is titled Ondiñas (‘little wave’ in Galician) and inspired their work Máscara palmera. In the design they use blue for the eyes to appear like the piece is gazing out, and they give colour a special role with gradients in some areas and contrasting colours in others. 

Learn the popular textile technique of rug tufting to create colourful rugs and wall hangings

01/30/2023 

What is tufting?

Tufting is a textile technique that involves ‘punching’ yarn into fabric canvas creating loops. To do that you use a tufting gun that ‘punches’ or ‘shoots’ the yarn through the canvas.

Why is it so popular?

Of course the first reason is the end result! Tufting creates incredible texture and dimension. The second reason is because it’s so easy to do. The tufting gun does almost all of the heavy lifting and it doesn’t take long for your final piece to come together.

What you need 

The right kind of yarn

You should use medium weight yarn, and it’s recommended — for the best look and feel — that you choose yarn in a range of different colours that are soft and durable (it’s a rug, afterall). Here are some of our suggestions…

100% acrylic yarn

As you learn the technique of tufting we recommend using 100% acrylic yarns like Katia Alaska (available in 50 colours) and Katia Canada (available in 34 colours. This is because both of these