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> Index of every page on this site: [llms.txt](https://www.loopi.space/llms.txt)

<h2>The Best Yarn for Tufting: Acrylic, Wool and Blends</h2>Which yarn to tuft a rug with, fibre by fibre: how it feeds through the gun, how it wears on a floor, its cost per square metre and how many strands to run.Read the post → [11October 20, 2026<h2>Cut Pile vs Loop Pile: Which Should You Tuft?</h2>The difference between cut pile and loop pile in tufted rugs: how each looks, feels and wears, how much yarn each uses, which gun you need, and when to combine them.Read the post →](https://www.loopi.space/blog/cut-pile-vs-loop-pile) [10October 20, 2026<h2>How Much Yarn Do You Need for a Tufted Rug?</h2>Yarn per square metre for tufting by yarn type, strands and pile height, with a worked example and the buffer to add. The figures Loopi's calculator uses.Read the post →](https://www.loopi.space/blog/how-much-yarn-for-tufting) [09October 20, 2026<h2>How to Start a Tufting Business and Take Rug Commissions</h2>From tufting hobby to paid commissions: what to sell, how to price, the process from enquiry to delivery, deposits, contracts and finding clients.Read the post →](https://www.loopi.space/blog/how-to-start-a-tufting-business) [08October 20, 2026<h2>How Much Fabric for Quilt Backing, Binding and Batting</h2>Work out quilt backing, binding and batting yardage step by step: backing overage for domestic and longarm quilting, vertical vs horizontal seams, 108-inch wideback, binding strips and packaged batting sizes, with worked examples.Read the post →](https://www.loopi.space/blog/quilt-backing-and-binding-yardage) [07October 20, 2026<h2>Tufting Gun Troubleshooting: Not Cutting, Skipping, Jamming</h2>Why a tufting gun stops cutting yarn, tears the backing cloth, skips stitches or jams, and how to fix each problem, plus a simple cleaning and oiling routine.Read the post →](https://www.loopi.space/blog/tufting-gun-troubleshooting) [06October 20, 2026<h2>Tufting vs Punch Needle vs Latch Hook vs Rug Hooking</h2>How the four ways of making a pile rug compare on speed, cost, noise, skill and finished result, and which one to choose for your first project.Read the post →](https://www.loopi.space/blog/tufting-vs-punch-needle-vs-latch-hook) [![Introducing the Loopi Quilt Designer](https://www.loopi.space/media/blog/quilt-designer/quilt.webp)05August 5, 2026<h2>Introducing the Loopi Quilt Designer</h2>Design a quilt from a picture or from pieced blocks, audition fabrics, and watch the yardage and cutting plan update as you work. Free, in the browser — and still experimental.Read the post →](https://www.loopi.space/blog/introducing-the-quilt-designer) [04June 15, 2026<h2>Tufting for Beginners: How to Get Started</h2>What rug tufting is, the equipment you need and what it costs, the workflow from design to finished rug, and the mistakes most beginners make.Read the post →](https://www.loopi.space/blog/tufting-for-beginners) [03June 10, 2026<h2>Preparing a Carpet Design for Tufting</h2>How to take a rough design idea and prepare it for tufting: color reduction, sizing for your frame, and choosing cut vs loop pile.Read the post →](https://www.loopi.space/blog/preparing-a-carpet-design-for-tufting) [02June 5, 2026<h2>How to Price a Tufted Rug Commission</h2>A practical method for pricing a custom tufted rug: materials, labour, overhead and profit, with a worked example, per-square-foot checks and minimums.Read the post →](https://www.loopi.space/blog/how-to-price-a-tufted-rug) [01June 1, 2026<h2>How to Make a Tufting Stencil From Any Photo</h2>Turn a photo or drawing into a frame-ready tufting stencil: simplify the design, choose colours, size and mirror it, then transfer it to the cloth.Read the post →](https://www.loopi.space/blog/how-to-make-a-tufting-stencil)

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