Notes from the studio: how hand-tufted rugs are made, cared for, and commissioned.https://artnrugs.com/en/journal/https://artnrugs.com/en/journal/tufting-vs-punch-needle/https://artnrugs.com/en/journal/tufting-vs-punch-needle/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.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://artnrugs.com/en/journal/meet-kseniia-derr/https://artnrugs.com/en/journal/meet-kseniia-derr/From the Stieglitz Academy to airbrushed cars, forged metal and jewellery: how eighteen years of making led Kseniia Derr to hand-tufted rugs.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://artnrugs.com/en/journal/how-to-clean-a-tufted-rug/https://artnrugs.com/en/journal/how-to-clean-a-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.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://artnrugs.com/en/journal/pet-portrait-rug-from-photo/https://artnrugs.com/en/journal/pet-portrait-rug-from-photo/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 two to three weeks.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://artnrugs.com/en/journal/how-much-does-a-custom-rug-cost/https://artnrugs.com/en/journal/how-much-does-a-custom-rug-cost/Real prices from a hand-tufting studio: custom rugs from €240 for 84 × 84 cm, catalogue pieces from €180. How size, detail and material set the price.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://artnrugs.com/en/journal/how-a-hand-tufted-rug-is-made/https://artnrugs.com/en/journal/how-a-hand-tufted-rug-is-made/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.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT