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Anleitungen zu Tufting, Preisgestaltung, Schablonen und Teppichdesign
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.
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.
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.
From tufting hobby to paid commissions: what to sell, how to price, the process from enquiry to delivery, deposits, contracts and finding clients.
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.
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.
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.

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.
Was Teppich-Tufting ist, welche Ausrüstung du brauchst und was sie kostet, der Ablauf vom Entwurf bis zum Teppich und die typischen Anfängerfehler.
How to take a rough design idea and prepare it for tufting: color reduction, sizing for your frame, and choosing cut vs loop pile.
So kalkulierst du einen getufteten Teppich auf Bestellung: Material, Arbeit, Gemeinkosten und Gewinn, mit Rechenbeispiel und Mindestpreis.
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.