Rug Tufting Workshop
Presented by: The Creative Community Campus
Welcome to rug-making using a rug tufting gun!
In this workshop you will be given everything you need to create a 40cmx40cm mounted rug tufted artwork to hang on your wall. Prior to the workshop you have the option of providing your own design to work from or choose from one provided, which will be ready to work from on the day. Tutoring on each step of the rug tufting process will follow with music playing throughout and plenty of snack breaks! Tea, coffee + snacks provided.
You will have access to:
Tufting Frames
Primary tufting fabric
NZ rug wool
An AK-I Tufting cut pile gun
Electric carvers
Secondary backing fabric
Leah Creaven is an Irish textile artist now based in Tauranga. We are so lucky to have her as an Incubator resident artist, creating rug-tufted artworks and teaching rug tufting workshops locally and beyond. You can visit Leah in Villa Studios and peruse her work through the links below:
Website – www.leahcreaventextiles.com
Instagram – @leahcreaven_rugs
