Introduction to Tufting: Learn to Paint with Yarn
Types of Tufting Guns
A course by Trish Andersen , Fiber Artist
About the video: Types of Tufting Guns
Overview
“In this lesson, I will show you the variety of tufting guns that you can find on the market, and I’ll give you a quick tour on what you can achieve with each one, from the simplest gear to the most complex one.”
In this video lesson Trish Andersen addresses the topic: Types of Tufting Guns, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Tufting: Learn to Paint with Yarn. Discover how to combine tufting techniques like cut pile and loop pile to create colorful and expressive pieces of textile art.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Type of Tufting Guns In this lesson, we'll discuss the different tufting guns on the market and I'll talk through what each style can do. We'll go from the simplest and what I recommend for beginners, all the way up to the more complicated tufting guns for more advanced users. First, we'll talk about electric guns. I recommend starting with these as a beginner. They're much easier to use, they're pretty straightforward, and not nearly as complicated as the other setup. I also recommend starting with the loop pile. I have found that it's the easiest to use and the less complicated with all...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Tufting: Learn to Paint with Yarn
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Category
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, Fiber Arts, Interior Decoration, Punch Needle, Textile Design
Trish Andersen
A course by Trish Andersen
Trish Andersen is a fiber artist from Dalton, Georgia. She first started experimenting with crafts when she was diagnosed with leukemia at just two years old. During her three-year treatment, she used art as a way to interpret the world around her. She later began studying graphic design at Savannah School of Art and Design before moving on to interior designer, where she discovered a love for fiber art. After graduating, she moved to New York in 2005, where she created displays for Anthropologie and later started her own studio in 2007. In search of a new creative outlet, she came across tufting and began sharing her work online.
Trish now works full-time creating fiber art for clients all over the world including Coca-Cola, who commissioned her to create a piece of artwork inspired by her hometown. She also continues to share her work with over 100K followers on Instagram.
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