Guns, frames, 115 colours and a DJ setup. Everything you need to tuft, minus the flat that can't take the noise.
If you already know how to tuft, the hard part is not the skill. It is the kit.
A tufting gun, a frame, a decent yarn supply, somewhere with the space and the tolerance for the noise and the mess. Most people who want to make rugs cannot justify buying all of that, and most flats cannot accommodate it.
So we are opening the studio up.
115 Cheekyarn coloursOur full palette, floor to ceiling. GRS certified recycled yarn, all of it available to work with.
Professional tufting gunsThe same AK-2 and AK-V guns we use for commissions. Not hobby kit.
Aluminium tufting framesProperly tensioned and ready to go.
DJ setup and studio speakersBecause eight hours of tufting in silence is nobody's idea of a good day.
Water and studio amenitiesThe basics, sorted.
Artists working on a piece and needing the equipment. Tufters who have done a workshop or two and want to keep going without buying a gun. Makers with a project that needs a space with a bit of scale to it. Anyone with a big rug idea and nowhere to make it.
You do not need to be experienced to book, but this is a self directed session rather than a taught one. If you want guidance, our workshops are the better starting point.
20 per cent off for students. If you are on a textiles, fashion or fine art course and your department does not have tufting facilities, this is the cheapest way in London to get access to them.
Bring your student ID.
All tools are ready in the studio. Just bring your design and start tufting.
D009 Tradestars, 415 Wick Lane, Hackney Wick, E3 2JG.
Book on the website.
