The ULTIMATE Guide To Rug Making

[@jasondavis8741]

There is a wealth of knowledge in this video

[@jimmyseiberling7534]

Thank you for this! So very glad you are healthy once again.

[@ChrystalChristie]

thank you 🥹

[@Digitalism07]

so inspiring, you are one of the reasons I started tufting myself 🙈 one day I will make rugs with as much detail as yours 💪

[@ChrystalChristie]

🥹 you got this! can’t wait to see what you create

[@Digitalism07]

@@ChrystalChristie kzbin.infolU9MV7ibLbY?si=FSIMPmp-wh-88cO9 ☺️🙏

[@reneekotronis]

have i ever tufted a rug? no. do i have a desire to? not really. am i about to sit and watch this entire 2 hour video? you betcha!

[@ChrystalChristie]

and you’re a real one and i love you

[@Treetop4045]

Excellent video!! The rug looks amazing!! Love all the tips and especially how you organized the yarn colors for each character.

[@TheMiffi1984]

You guys did an amazing job, not only you for the work you put into it but your mum.and dad for the hands on work and Renee for putting up with you ❤ Great work once again

[@pennychristie]

🎉 Yay! Thank you

[@ChrystalChristie]

hahahahahah thank you ❤️

[@helele12]

This is incredibleeee! It’s clear how much effort and skill goes into every step of the process. Such a beautiful and inspiring craft! ❤️🫶🏼

[@ChrystalChristie]

loving you always 🥹🫶🏼

[@rainedaze12]

free rug tutorial?? hell yeah!!! am i gonna make a rug... no but now i know how!

[@pennychristie]

🎉 Yay for a free tutorial

[@UNBIASEDLLC]

Great video and detail. The rug came out beautifully. TFS

[@patrikritter198]

I am just thinking about starting this hobby and this videos are just helpful I hope one day I will be as good as you are

[@pennychristie]

❤ Yay! You will love it

[@ChrystalChristie]

i’m glad you liked it! can’t wait to see what you create!!

[@Tufteaz]

Such a useful video 😯👏🏼 thanks for all these super useful tips ❤

[@ChrystalChristie]

❤️❤️❤️

[@bushrugz]

Incredible rug. Incredible video. Well done! 👏🏽🥲

[@Aroha-v3d]

I just watched your video one year ago, you are my inspiration. And the camera loves you ❤️

[@ChrystalChristie]

oh this is so nice thank you!! 🫶🏼

[@Sue-ec6un]

Amazing work! I'm gonna give it a try but on a much more elementary scale! Thanks for the lesson 😊

[@pennychristie]

Awesome. Can’t wait to see what you make

[@ChrystalChristie]

thanks for watching! good luck with your rugs i can’t wait to see them :)

[@FloatinOnMars]

Them Tommy Hilfiger overall are 🔥

[@pennychristie]

When Chrystal puts on those Tommy Hilfiger overalls I know she will be rug making that day. Haha

[@sistersarann3819]

Beautiful memory rug ❤

[@ChrystalChristie]

thank you 🫶🏼

[@Kayioki]

Don't know if anyone wants to know this but you can also use black glue sticks for the corners for better hiding the glue marks on the back when you are doing the corners. It's just glue sticks for the glue gun but black instead of transparent.

[@pennychristie]

That’s a great idea 💡

[@Kayioki]

@pennychristie I didn't even know that existed a while ago, so I hope the tip helps out.

[@ChrystalChristie]

that’s actually genius! thanks for sharing :)

[@Kayioki]

@@ChrystalChristie Happy to help!

[@nateschmall8873]

I dont know if you have already, but could you do a video of you using the manual tufter? Thank you in advance.

[@lagggoat7170]

1:01:08 Not a felting expert but I dabble. Wet felting is dumping soap and water on it and rolling/ almost sculpting it (In layers if its something bigger!) with enough rubbing to connect the fibers (however - I dont know if you CAN felt stuff thats not wool). Thats what I learned in school, no clue how you would get anything hyper detailed but its comparatively way quicker than method 2: Needlefelting. I did it during lockdown and watched videos, some people can do amazing detail with it but its slow. You either use a single needle or a grip with multiple needles to repeatedly stab your work. And those needles are barbed. Its a rare occasion on which I HAVENT stabbed my finger at least once with it and those barbs can be nasty, tho luckily I never stabbed with enough force to cause bad damage, but they hurt more and last longer than sewing needle stabs. I prefer wet but nowadays I mostly use felting in combination with crochet anyway - either needle for eyes bigger than my bought eyes are or secondary wet felting (iE washing it with soap and water) for stuff like slippers

[@pennychristie]

This is so interesting. I need to try it now

[@ChrystalChristie]

genuinely thank you so much for sharing that’s so cool i’m gonna try it out!!

[@themoni6424]

Hello what are you using to cover your tack strips

[@pennychristie]

We bought a roll of 10mm thick adhesive foam from Bunnings hardware store. You don’t need an adhesive backing but we are using it because we had it at home. I will probably buy normal foam strips when we need it next time. Or you can use any kind of rubber foam and cut it in strips. This is what the roll of foam is called: Bastion 75mm x 10mm x 25m Adhesive Back Expansion Joint Foam

[@reneekotronis]

also this entire, in-depth, tufting class? FOR FREE?! TAKE 👏🏼MY 👏🏼MONEY 👏🏼 💳💥💳💥💳💥💳💥💳💥💳

[@TheMiffi1984]

I know right, I've learnt so much from watching it. It's also free to like, comment and subscribe so I think ppl should at least do that.

[@ChrystalChristie]

FOR FREEEEEEEE

[@ethan_mas]

brb I’m going to tuft a rug 🤭

[@ChrystalChristie]

RED BACK RUUUUUGS

[@finishorforget9059]

Warning on compressed air in humidity climates. You can freeze water onto your parts so be sparing for parts you don't want wet.

[@pennychristie]

Thanks for sharing the great advice ❤

[@ChrystalChristie]

oh damn thanks for letting me know 🙏

[@okiegalcustoms5109]

as a business owner/artist how do you handle custom rug requests like this... it obviously took you a long time to make... do you get a down payment? Do you have a time-frame estimate you give? What does that process look like?

[@ChrystalChristie]

Great question! I’ll always take either a 50% deposit or the full payment (depending on the customer) before I start the rug. This will give you the ability to buy all the materials needed to get started without going out of pocket. As for time frame estimates, this one took me forever as it wasn’t something I wanted to rush especially since the customer didn’t have a deadline. So in this case I kept a line of communication with her and gave constant updates so they knew it was in production and taking the time I needed to perfect it. In other cases you should ask if the customer has a date they need/want it by and then be honest with them if you can get it done on time. All about communication at the end of the day! 😁

[@frankiiiiin1]

[@juju5736]

Is the illustrator app the AI or creative?

[@ChrystalChristie]

it’s Adobe Illustrator!

[@IMALINICE]

I hate you because you swear you said f###

[@ChrystalChristie]

fuck i’m sorry

[@MsJespa]

A lot of useless info here. Just get to the content and cut the silly banter.

[@pennychristie]

Not sure how a “free” step by step guide can be classified “useless info” and “silly banter”. Next time maybe watch in 2X view 🤔🫠

[@reneekotronis]

clearly you've never watched an in-depth tutorial, for free buddy......