My Tufting Journey - Learning to Use the Tufting Gun (and FAILING) - Mistakes I learned from

This video is just a few clips of me attempting to use my first tufting gun for the very first time after building a frame and stretching the monkscloth.
I posted this video to the Reddit to see what I was doing wrong and where I could learn
My biggest mistake was the tension in the fabric. The fabric has to be tight like a drum in order for the tufting gun to deliver straight, properly cut and consistent lines of yarn into the fabric.
There are many more mistakes I made including long bursts, not adjusting the speed of the machine, feeding my yarn in the wrong direction, allowing the yarn to get wrapped up and entangled into my gears and so much more.
Subscribe if you’d like to follow along as I try to teach myself this awesome little craft and trade. Sometimes it’s easier to learn when others make mistakes for you! I’ll do that (:
Next I’ll be building a proper frame and trying again (: cheers
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