Rug Tufting - Paperback

by Guillaume Neves (Author)

Tufting is a way of making wall art, rugs, and more by inserting yarn on a stretched canvas with a tufting gun. This book shows you all you need to know to make your first rug, from buying the material to using the tufting gun, assembling the frame, and finishing. For advanced tufters, Guillaume Neves shares all his workshop secrets to help you take your tufting to the next level. Eight practice projects with complete step-by-step instructions are included to teach new skills and show you how to play with textures, shapes, and colors so that you can then give free rein to your creative desires!

Author Biography

After a first career in communication and fashion, Guillaume Neves became passionate about textile arts. Disappointed not to find the carpet of his dreams, he tried tufting and fell in love with the technique. Under his brand Atelier Paolo, he creates rugs and other tufted creations with sunny designs and vibrant colors. He teaches tufting to others in his workshop in Bordeaux and on the online creative course platform Domestika.