Rug Tufting Workshop Christchurch - Saturday April 22, 2023

Location: South New Brighton, Christchurch. We'll provide the address once you sign  up! The All Things EFFY Headquarters is not open to the public except for Workshops!

Learn the Art of Rug Tufting with Electronic Handheld Tufting Guns!

In this Workshop you will learn to use a Cut Pile Tufting gun and make your own small carpet!

That's right an Area Rug you can put anywhere in your house a cherish forever!

What is rug tufting?

A quick Google search will have you drooling over the amazing art people have created with rug tufting machines.

The machines follow the same principle as punch needling. A loop or cut loop is created on one side of the fabric while the backside is a flat stitch. The machine works fast so in minutes you've created a patch of flat stitches on the back and fluffy loops or cut loops on the front!

What we'll learn:

• Introduction to the AK-I cut pile tufting machine.
• An introduction on how to maintain & service your gun
• Next, we'll look at stretching your fabric on a carpet tack frame. - creating a funky & simple carpet design - transferring your design to tufting cloth. *we now offer a pattern with corresponding yarn if you don't want to come armed with your own idea*
• At this point you'll be off to the races and start tufting your design with a AK-I cut pile tufting machine.
• You will use either acrylic yarn or Rug Yarn to complete your design. 
• Then we will learn how to add a secondary backing and bind your rug.
• By the end of the day you will have a tufted rug and heaps of knowledge.

Tea and coffee will be available throughout the afternoons as well as nibbles to fuel or creativity!

What will be supplied with your workshop fee:

• Use of the tufting guns
• Use of a 28"x 28" carpet tack work Station
• Acrylic Yarn - 8 cakes or cones
• All the tufting fabric you need (at least two pieces approximately 75cm x 75cm)
• Tools for binding your rug
• Secondary rug backing or felt backing
• Latex Adhesive
• Tea, Coffee,

*Please bring your own lunch/ snacks*

After the workshop the following will be available for purchase (at an additional cost to the workshop fee, however at wicked discount of 12%):

• Tufting guns
• Carpet tack frame 
• Additional fabric
• Rug Yarn  

Choose your EFFY Rug Yarn colours here:

https://allthingseffy.com/products/rug-wool-for-tufting-pre-sale