If you want to learn about rug tufting then this is the book for. Step by step instructions. Also photos to help you. recommend.

🎨 Just finished "Beginner's Guide to Rug Tufting" by Kirsten Girard – what a gem! With nearly 70 pages packed with detailed instructions, even a complete newbie like me feels ready to dive into tufting. After reading, I immediately went shopping for materials mentioned in the book. Kirsten's clear guidance gives me confidence to start tufting right away. Plus, the designs seem beginner-friendly yet purposeful – a rare find in fiber arts. Can't wait to try the strawberry bag! 🍓 #NetGalley #RugTufting #FiberArts #CraftingSuccess 🌟

this book is very easy to follow and contains every thing you need to start rug tufting, from inspiration, projects, getting to know the tufting gun and choosing yarn. the projects are simple and are not just for rugs there are even decorative projects. i would definitely recommend this for anyone wanting to get into rug tufting.

Super helpful for someone just starting out. It's easy to follow, gives good advice, fun examples, and makes me want to try tufting again

I have never done rug tufting, but I have definitely considered it and my daughter has picked up some needle punch kits which are fun and a smaller scale version of this.

As I went through this book, I was really appreciative of the fact that Girard spent so much of the book on the basis: equipment, options, how tos, etc. She even provides information on how to build your own frame. Now, this isn't stuff that you can't find on the Internet and YouTube already, but if you are like me, it can be pretty annoying to keep rewinding the video to see how things are done. And I like the combination of written and visuals - strikes a good balance.

I also like that she gives a good collection of designs to start folks off. None of the ones she shares are all the detailed, but I think that is good because you don't want to try for too much detail when you are learning because then you run the risk of it not turning out. I would say that most of this book is focused on the technique and tools, with only a smaller section of patterns. And I find that more than ok for someone starting out, because once you have a grounding in the basics, you can start to project visuals onto a cloth to draw out yourself for anything you want to tuft.

Will I start tufting after reading this? Probably not. Why not? Because this book, while making the process simple, showed me that there is a lot that goes into this fun craft/art form, and I am not quite ready to take a leap. Maybe when I retire and have more time. Until then, I will punch needle. But I would definitely recommend this to someone trying to figure out if this is something they want to start doing and then, if they decide to, to help them get going.

I was super excited when I saw this book because I have delved into the hobby of manually rug tufting small items for my etsy store. That being said I have always been so intimidated to venture into the world of tufting with an automatic tufter! This book was super informational and concise, easy to digest full of beautiful works by the author and makes the process so much less intimidating! I also loved the layout of the whole book and the step-by-step procedural guide that is perfect for a beginners or even seasoned hobbyist that want to know more of the business standard from a successful rug tufting artist.

The only negative for me personally was that the patterns in the back weren’t so much my style, so if I bought this book it would simply be for all of the knowledge in the front not so much making the art in the back!

4.75⭐️

⭐️THIS BOOK COMES OUT APRIL 16TH⭐️

Special thanks to NetGalley, Fox Chapel Publishing and Landauer Publishing for making this book available for me to review and give my honest feedback!

I want to thank Netgalley and the author for gifting me the ebook.
A very nice looking easy to read and follow along instructions for rug tafting.
The pattern are mostly modern style patterns so it is not my style but I think other people would like. It is a neat craft that I have never done but would love to try!

This was a great beginners guide to rug tufting. I have always wanted to learn how to do it and this book covered all the basics. Now is especially a great time of year to learn a new hobby and I’m glad I got to read this book.