Tufting Technique for Creating Rugs
What is tufting?
A course by Guillaume (Atelier Paolo) , Textile Designer
Joined June 2021
Joined June 2021
About the video: What is tufting?
Overview
“I will start here by giving you a brief explanation of the technique of tufting in comparison to other techniques of making rugs and tapestries.”
In this video lesson Guillaume (Atelier Paolo) addresses the topic: What is tufting?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Tufting Technique for Creating Rugs. Learn to master the tufting gun to create a striking rug filled with shapes, colors and textures.
Partial transcription of the video
“What is Tufting? Now, I'll show you the three main families of traditional tapestry. We'll start with woven rugs. Woven rugs are made with the help of a weaving loom, which are generally vertical. We have the bare thread, and the lady, as you can see, weaves another thread horizontally to create the pattern. This method makes flat rugs. I'll show you here. The machine is horizontal. If I zoom in, you can see the threads are horizontal. I have another photo where you can see the weaving loom. This method allows you to make large wall tapestries or rugs for the floor. It's a popular tradition...”
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Course summary for: Tufting Technique for Creating Rugs
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Category
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, Decoration, DIY, Fiber Arts, Textile Design
Guillaume (Atelier Paolo)
A course by Guillaume (Atelier Paolo)
Guillaume had several lives before he started creating rugs. He tried his hand at baking, marketing, and fashion before finally settling in Toulouse after falling in love with the tufting technique. It was there in the so-called pink city that he opened his own creative space, Atelier Paolo, where he makes unique, colorful pieces entirely by hand and with lots of love and care.
His style is Mediterranean and bright, with pop art, Fauvist, and Cubist influences. Much like Picasso, Matisse, or Miró, he loves playing around with symbols such as the sun, the moon, or the human eye to create dreamlike works of art.
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