What a Painting Loses, and Gains, in Yarn
Van Gogh's Sunflowers rebuilt in acrylic yarn. Which paintings survive being tufted, which collapse, and where copyright draws the line on a commission.
Journal
Notes from the studio: how hand-tufted rugs are made, cared for, and commissioned.
What Photo to Send for a Pet Rug
Daylight, eye level, sharp eyes, nothing cropped. What helps a hand-tufted pet portrait, what makes no difference at all, and what we do with a black dog or one old photo.
Hand-Tufted or Printed: How to Tell a Real Pet Rug
A €20 pet rug and a €310 one are not two grades of the same thing. Pile, backing, edge, weight and the words in the description that give a print away.
Tufting vs Punch Needle: What’s the Difference?
Both build a picture from yarn on stretched cloth: one by hand, one with a motor. How punch needles and tufting guns differ in pile, speed and finish.
Meet Ksenia Derr: the Artist Behind Art and Rugs
From the Stieglitz Academy to airbrushed cars, forged metal and jewellery: how eighteen years of making led Ksenia Derr to hand-tufted rugs.
How to Clean and Care for a Hand-Tufted Rug
A lint roller, a gentle vacuum and a few honest rules from the studio that makes the rugs: how to clean a hand-tufted rug without damaging the pile.
A Pet Portrait Rug, From Photo to Finished Piece
How a pet portrait rug is made from one photo: a hand-drawn mockup, yarn matched to the coat, tufting and shearing. Made to order in four to nine working days.
How Much Does a Custom Tufted Rug Cost?
Real prices from a hand-tufting studio: custom rugs from €310 for 84 × 84 cm, catalogue pieces from €180. How size, detail and material set the price.
How a Hand-Tufted Rug Is Made: From Sketch to Final Shearing
See how a hand-tufted rug is made in our studio, from the first drawing and yarn palette to tufting, backing and multi-stage shearing.
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