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Tuft the World is turning 5 years old!
We are so grateful to have spent 5 years building this little tufting community in Philadelphia and connecting with people around the world. Our 5th year has seen many new things for Tuft The World.
In March 2023, we hosted the first ever TuftCon, a three day event that hosted over 100 people with a one of a kind line-up of guest speakers, demos, workshops, and more. Tuft the World also set up a robotic tufting machine and started using artificial intelligence to create larger tufted projects for people across the country and beyond. Tuft's robotic tufting machine can create a tufted piece that is 10 x 13 feet. Stay tuned for how to collaborate with us!
In April 2023, we officially opened our new education space in the Bok Building in South Philadelphia! In addition to the regular Intro to tufting workshops, we’ve added project-based tufting workshops, advanced tufting, a number of other fiber-arts classes and a summer camp for the kiddos!
And of course, we continue all our sustainability initiatives, such as planting trees with every order, using the most eco-friendly materials possible, limiting our waste, and continuing the second year of Shred the World.
TuftCon 2023
Our first tufting event in Philadelphia is over, we can’t believe it. Tuft the World is so excited to have been able to put on this event and cannot wait to do it again, TuftCon 2024!
CNC Tufter
After many years of waiting, Tuft the World finally has a CNC tufter, aka the Robo Tufter. This fully automated machine can make rugs up to 10 x 13 feet! We are excited to partner with people in the future to make their tufted rug designs come true.
Tuft Ed Studio
The Tuft Education Studio is located in the Bok Building in the heart of South Philadelphia and is a place for makers! We offer tufting classes and adult and youth fiber-based workshops, including summer camp. Our studio space includes a 50’ long screen-printing table, large work tables, and a large washout sink for ink and dye-based projects. Located in the Bok Building, TTW Ed Studio is surrounded by a community of other makers and creative events. Stop by and visit us, along with any of our neighbors!
TTW Ed Studio staff includes experienced educators and crafters. Providing access to quality fiber and textile-based workshops, to makers of all ages, is at the core of our educational mission. We believe that creative thinking is the seed of growth, and that everyone is innately creative.
Check out some of our upcoming classes:
For out-of-towners, have you considered taking our online class? Tuft from home with Tuft the World founder Tim Eads!
Tuft the World was established in 2018 by Tiernan Alexander and Tim Eads, Texas-born artists and business owners living and working in West Philadelphia. The company was founded to provide tufters with the high-quality tools, materials, and instruction they need to make their own tufting projects. Tiernan and Tim’s collective experience as crafters and educators, as well as their uniquely creative approach to art and life, inspire their mission to make the craft of tufting accessible to a broad audience, while staying true to their values of equity and sustainability.
We believe in people, community, and the health of our planet over profit. We’re committed to building a workplace ecosystem where our team can thrive, and in supporting and connecting a larger community of makers. We believe that creative thinking is the seed of growth, and that everyone is innately creative. It’s our hope that tufting might awaken that spirit in both the most confident artist, and the person who never thought they could make anything.
Since February 2021, 1% of every web shop sale is donated to a non-profit, beginning with several here in West Philadelphia. A new feature on our website allows you, Tuft customers, to participate in a “round up” at check-out, in support of an organization of your choice from a rotating list. And our team is working toward greater direct engagement with local orgs in and around Philadelphia by taking on a new giving project every six weeks. These have included letter-writing on behalf of refugees, canned food drives, book donations for incarcerated persons, and direct monetary donations. We’re excited to continue expanding this list over the coming months and years.
In November of 2022, Tuft the World started Shred the World, an avenue where we can upcycle a waste product that would otherwise be bound for the landfill. We continue to develop sustainable options to further our mission.
The first ever tufting convention, TuftCon was hosted by Tuft the World March 24-26, 2023 in Philadelphia, PA. TuftCon brought together over 100 people to learn, share and develop a deeper passion for tufting!
