marzo 07, 2024
by Rosa Cartagena
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"Continuing to push boundaries, Wood is on the cutting edge of craft arts, which fine art institutions have only recently embraced. Tufting, an intensive process of rug making, has skyrocketed in popularity in the last five years, thanks to Philly artists Tim Eads and Tiernan Alexander, who founded the teaching and supplies company Tuft the World. (It’s also a huge TikTok trend.) Wood began experimenting with the fluffy medium during pandemic lockdown and last year she was on the jury of Tuft the World’s TuftCon.
“Qualeasha is carving her own path, [taking] this 100-year-old craft and really doing something with it that has never been done before,” said Eads."
septiembre 22, 2023
This was a live segment on PHL17 morning television in our education space in the Bok building. Watch the segment here
Have you heard of rug tufting? It’s the newest crafting craze taking over social media.
Tufting is the way soft, fluffy rugs are often made and you can learn to make your own at a workshop in South Philly. PHL17’s Alex Butler went to “Tuft The World” to check it out.
by: Alex Butler
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julio 13, 2023
Eads uses the AI software DALL-E, similar to ChatGPT (they are made by the same company, OpenAI) to type in parameters for an image request. For example, Eads asked for a geometric pattern loosely based on paintings by Bridget Riley, the British artist known in the 1960s for creating optical effects with line patterns.
The software generates many versions of what it thinks Eads is asking for. He chose one of DALL-E’s images, a squared spiral in black. Its imperfectly aligned lines create a slightly dizzying effect.
mayo 26, 2023
Publish date: May 25, 2023
New to this year is the MNYK Artbox, which will feature interactive art demos and performances all summer long. Week three on June 15 is Artbox Demo: Tuft the World.
See full article here.
mayo 15, 2023
Publish date: May 12, 2023
FOX 29's Sue Seiro chats with Tim Eads, an artist at Tuft the World, about rug tufting.
See full video here.
mayo 04, 2023
Publish date: May 1, 2023
Rug crafting company’s commitment to sustainability inspires foray into making recycled shipping supplies.
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abril 20, 2023
Fecha de publicación: 18 de abril de 2023
Una empresa de West Philly se ha propuesto demostrar que el arte está a nuestro alrededor, incluso bajo nuestros pies. Mechón el mundo es un proveedor de textiles que ayudó a lanzar la tendencia de los mechones de alfombras, que se refiere a hacer una alfombra con una "pistola" que perfora hilo a través de un material de soporte en forma de lazo .
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abril 10, 2023
Fecha de publicación: 10 de abril de 2023
Poco después de que mi socio y yo comenzáramos nuestro negocio de suministros para el acolchado de alfombras en 2018, me di cuenta de la enorme cantidad de desechos que producíamos. Y me molestó, muchísimo.
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abril 03, 2023
Fecha de publicación: 3 de abril de 2023
Tim Eads y Tiernan Alexander no se propusieron enamorarse del tufting. Hace cinco años, el dúo de marido y mujer nacido en Texas y con sede en Filadelfia estaba haciendo su trabajo creativo habitual: hacer piezas de cerámica y arte en fibra, además de administrar un negocio de serigrafía y corte y costura de bolsos.
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marzo 28, 2023
Fecha de publicación: 25 de marzo de 2023
La primera convención de tufting , o TuftCon, tendrá lugar este fin de semana en Filadelfia.
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marzo 28, 2023
Fecha de publicación: 24 de marzo de 2023
Tufting aumentó en popularidad durante el apogeo de la pandemia. Ahora, la TuftCon de Filadelfia celebrará la artesanía en persona.
Ver el artículo completo aquí .