Often used to make rugs, tufting is a process wherein a hollow needle is used to cram thread or yarn into fabric in some kind of pattern. This can be done by hand, with a gun, or with big machines.

Textile artist Simji debuts with an approachable manual on how to make small rugs and other items with a tufting gun, which is used “to push yarn through a primary cloth.” Offering a rundown of tools ...

Ill-fitting knit hats, Christmas ornaments that leak glitter, lopsided clay bowls. Sometimes, when it comes to crafting, you ...

At the Logan Center Gallery, “Tufting Gun Tapestries” presents and delineates the intricate and often painstaking labor of art and fashion. A giant swath of pink fabric hangs draped from the ceiling ...