The art of rug making is extremely physically demanding, requiring hands-on work that can take a toll on the body. Local rug maker Tim Eads learned to tuft rugs six and half years ago with a handheld ...

While Justin Clarke was scrolling through his TikTok feed last summer, a tufting video came across his screen. He was hooked. In these TikTok videos, tufters draw with an industrial metal tool, making ...

Staff photo by Dan HenryBusts of Lewis Card, Sr., Joe Cobble, and Roy T. Card, from right, are on display at the Card-Monroe Corp.'s plant in Hixson, Tennessee. July Edge - Photos by Dan Henry Inside ...

For artist Nora Chin, humor is just as important as nostalgia when it comes to rugs. Credit: courtesy nora chin Nora Chin thinks about rugs all of the time. “I fall asleep at night thinking about rugs ...

Sarah Magliocco is a journalist and content creator. Rug making is having a modern revival - and it's all down to the power of social media. TikTok and Instagram Reels have boosted the popularity of ...

Ill-fitting knit hats, Christmas ornaments that leak glitter, lopsided clay bowls. Sometimes, when it comes to crafting, you have to settle for process over product. Appreciating the journey and not ...

Tim Eads of Tuft the World used artificial intellegence to design and create this rug at his Southwest Philadelphia studio. (Emma Lee/WHYY) The Paradigm Gallery in Old City is exhibiting rugs designed ...

Tuft the World is a textiles supplier that helped launch the trend of rug tufting, which refers to making a rug with a "gun" that punches yarn through a backing material in the form of a loop. The ...