Knowledge Base

See our 32 stock yarn colors, order a swatch card, and learn how custom-dyed yarn works: minimums, pricing, color matching, timing and mothproofing.

One of the most exciting things about tufting is that texture is a design element — not just a material property. Here's how to use it intentionally.

How to transfer a design to tufting cloth: draw freehand, trace, project or pounce, plus tips on mirroring, sizing detail and planning colors.

If you teach workshops or run a studio, we offer 25% off bulk supplies. The discount can be combined with current sale prices on machines.

We make custom tufted rugs to order. Pricing: $30 per square foot for tufting, plus a $50 design fee. Sales tax applies only to Pennsylvania orders.

Price your tufted rug with the TTW calculator at priceyourcraft.com: material and yarn estimates, plans, and what to add for labor and fees.

Pricing your work is one of the hardest things about selling handmade goods — and it's consistently the most-discussed topic in the tufting community.

Stay safe while tufting: hearing and respiratory protection, adhesive safety and MSDS, avoiding strain, and age guidance for kids' workshops.

Good tufting technique makes everything easier — cleaner pile, less wear on your machine, and fewer troubleshooting headaches.

Use this at-a-glance table as your first step when diagnosing any machine issue. Find your symptom, check the first action, then follow the link to the full…

When a machine cannot be repaired remotely, it is sent to the Tuft the World facility in Philadelphia.

Squealing, grinding, clicking or beeping? Find out what's causing your tufting machine's unusual sound and how to fix it, starting with oiling.