PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Savaree Hazard-Chaney is making history in the capital city. The Providence artist opened TuftxPVD, Rhode Island’s first Black-owned rug tufting studio, a few years ago.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
During the pandemic, various throwback artisanal activities suddenly rose in popularity, presumably hearkening back to a simpler, more wholesome era when people slowly, carefully made things by hand ...
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 ...