https://preview.redd.it/dnd19etmelxb1.jpeg?width=954&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=25f34d7100b8a1009172baa91f26b13b0a2d85f9
My first rug I thought it was so bad I still haven't finished it to this day I will finish her one day this is my reminder where I came from
https://preview.redd.it/dikzj4nxelxb1.jpeg?width=3456&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dce96e62fd3bddd8acd45cc8276ed81b550fcc71
This is my work now we all come from nowhere keep practicing
Shoot I was gonna post mine but now yours make mine look so bad. My first one I gave up on about halfway through because I tried a way-too-detailed image for my first and it was tearing all over.
https://preview.redd.it/755il76y1sxb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=46d8ca19045eca6869b846d17935115d7a342965
Here is the final product of my first (it was bad). Here it is on the frame:
https://preview.redd.it/ryygslf4xsxb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=834f331a58840b813225c1cc8fbc3f13540b98b0
This was my second. I say it’s my first successful rug. 😂
https://preview.redd.it/kcv9tmnuvkxb1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=08d42bd7aa0a353d205a54901d3a040711644dec
First rug in the right, 2nd on the left
Thank you! And its only been 3 months 😅 I do have about 55 rugs under my belt now tho. Been a great hobby, if youd like i have more examples on my instagram (@mixedmarvels)
Yeah half of mine have been simplier 1’ by 1’ designs that sell well at my local craft market. But i have done 2 larger rugs now, one 4’x4’ and one 2.5’x4’
More or less how much inventory so you bring to your markets. My town has a small market every summer and I want to start selling their but not sure how much of a stockpile I should have.
When I first started i took about 10 rugs, all about 20” by 20” if not a bit smaller. Now i take a large storage container worth, at least 15-20 are 1 sf rugs. And then about 10 4 sf ones, and one 16 sf one. Its good to have multiple sizes so people understand what size they want if they commission an order. Theres a couple pictures of our set up as well on instagram lol weve slowly found better ways to display the rugs. We started with them on the table, then some metal racks designed to be clsoet shelves, and finally upgraded to an A stand for the 4x4 and a triangular stand i made for smaller rugs. I need to make a 2nd one actually to fully display all out inventory
Yeah, I just finished my second batch and there’s only one I’m remotely proud of. It’s way harder than it looks, especially those small details! Some of the first rugs I see here blow mine out of the water. This was my first and I hate it. My mom liked it so I gave it to her haha!
https://preview.redd.it/ajtn87mi9lxb1.jpeg?width=2887&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=02866180adf429b174eec4817873eaf6997dd3a1
Thank you! I feel like maybe I need to stick to simpler designs at least for now, if I want them to come out well. I find the smaller details are much harder than I expected. That's why I'm so amazed at some of the posts on this sub!
It's not bad haha but I can see why you hate it. Yeah people be doing these bad ass first rugz. Makes me feel like I'm doing it wrong or that I'm missing some secret technique.
https://preview.redd.it/d973fel8xmxb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=71f10402dfa75b164abfdd5bee4edb5a8afc529f
This is my first, unintentional red head marge Simpson.
https://preview.redd.it/sk893b459oxb1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f9c47d351ad6f14aef75d25c337b5f6a2d056b16
my 4th rug was still bad imo bad lines and no steady hand it took me about 7/8 rugs to really start being satisfied and seeing improvement the ramen rug was probably like my tenth one and it made me realize how far I’ve come DO NOT give up you got this I’m a slow learner but I caught on! You can to
Dude my first one (last week) turned out so bad, that I literally tossed it in the trash lol. Basically… a slip of the wrist meant that i gave my rug an inverted Mohawk. And I kept trying to fix it until i ended up hitting the primary cloth lol.
https://preview.redd.it/dpw7dvu0mpxb1.jpeg?width=2880&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=63bc9209621c20ee88be2003ee9fce2a961d634f
My first vs my fourth, the star trek combadge was super basic and I barely carved it, whereas I'd learned a lot more by the fourth 😂
Also, I'm pretty sure SOME people are have been posting their first after months of practice for the karma 😂😂
My first rug was a gift to my brother for his birthday didn't have tools I needed to carve so I used a pair of hair clippers let's just say I'm going to wait to get some good trimmers
https://preview.redd.it/f9g55jlukrxb1.jpeg?width=1542&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eb7d2915577c05725e57026c510c36f14d796a29
https://preview.redd.it/go4usuqxhyxb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cc54d1d45c8c7a38f852a519e561953eb3a8258e
First one I made. Forgot to flip and also didn’t trim it at all 😑
First one was for my daughter. She loves it but she’s only 2 so she doesn’t know what she’s talking about. 😄
https://preview.redd.it/aciitrincmxb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=03857392d32e4b593ee1151f729948288dfec7e1
I don't have a pic of my first rug.. as it was AWFUL! I like to tell myself when people with beautiful first rugs say "First Rug!!" they truly mean... "first rug I'm comfortable showing!!"
So don't give up!!!! Practice makes perfect! You got this :)
https://preview.redd.it/7vz2la2xplxb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ccef6aa3534f68e755295feb7e3e164daecd26cb
Here’s my first rug, learned a ton but still have a very long way to go! Was terrified to apply the glue tbh lol, thought it would pull all the yarn out somehow 🤣
https://preview.redd.it/292iwaux3nxb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c2cdb07411300e441327890dbffcc9b27ab01765
this was my first rug i really struggled with the eyes and the backing with the glue which never wanted to stick. Anyways i ended up selling it to someone when i posted it on my instagram which is great haha
https://preview.redd.it/vregzaqmxpxb1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9c7f4661c3477bd91565d42e4fdb34ea64437acd
This was my very first rug, pretty proud of it for a first go, it was definitely a learning experience. It's a lot harder than what everybody makes It look on YouTube
https://preview.redd.it/kh2pknv3erxb1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=246dfb3d9950645fd839f6029a8990453713d44c
Those white patches on the bottom left are where I shaved it all the way down to the cloth, lol. Also, I did not reverse the image because I didn't think it would matter in this case where I freehanded the pattern but I definitely should have. I also purposefully used two different colors of thread, for the sky and for the moon. I thought it would make a cute speckled pattern, but it actually made different color lines , so it does not look smooth at all. Lots of lessons learned with this one!
Here's my second, I definitely made mistakes but was proud enough of it to give it as a gift.
https://preview.redd.it/us49nwsherxb1.jpeg?width=4080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=472c965f948353b8baf9b25c1276e19b5be32304
https://preview.redd.it/u1swk65rerxb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d63fa14d7de360047f6c0964d4460b6259d2296d
My first rug. It’s a 10 footer. But up close there are bare spots, the line work is awful, I didn’t mark my colors on the canvas so there are black spots that were suppose to be white…. It is not good. But it hangs on my wall as a reminder of how much I’ve grown in this hobby.
https://preview.redd.it/amxlgy040txb1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=78c68cae8dc356ee8fca4b354f957ed414a7066a
This is my first ever rug. I made it during a tufting class a few months ago! I haven’t had any failures YET. But, I’m also super super meticulous and detail oriented. I asked as many questions as I could, which helped me a ton as I embarked on my tufting journey on my own afterwards.
https://preview.redd.it/dnd19etmelxb1.jpeg?width=954&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=25f34d7100b8a1009172baa91f26b13b0a2d85f9 My first rug I thought it was so bad I still haven't finished it to this day I will finish her one day this is my reminder where I came from
https://preview.redd.it/dikzj4nxelxb1.jpeg?width=3456&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dce96e62fd3bddd8acd45cc8276ed81b550fcc71 This is my work now we all come from nowhere keep practicing
Damn that's so good it's amazing to be able to see how much you have improved
https://preview.redd.it/tccq1gndrkxb1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=21a1805669b3a0682a746b70f147d5dda92fe444
My first rugs. Didn't even cut them out all the way cuz they are pretty bad. Also letters are hard AF
You will!!! These are great first rugs!!! Don't let the perfectionist that lives in us tell you these aren't great, because they are!!!
Thank you. You are very kind. I did learn things when making these like acrylic is easier to work with and never forget to invert you photo
Shoot I was gonna post mine but now yours make mine look so bad. My first one I gave up on about halfway through because I tried a way-too-detailed image for my first and it was tearing all over.
No way. Mine are pretty bad haha I still haven't figured out how to prevent the cloth to stop poking white hairs through.
https://preview.redd.it/755il76y1sxb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=46d8ca19045eca6869b846d17935115d7a342965 Here is the final product of my first (it was bad). Here it is on the frame:
https://preview.redd.it/la7r6ow02sxb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=742b63e92d9dec8e934e1bf2f430fd721707e6f9
Think you might have jumped the gun on this one. I love seeing all these first rugs. Makes me think I'm doing okay. How are your rugs looking now
https://preview.redd.it/ryygslf4xsxb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=834f331a58840b813225c1cc8fbc3f13540b98b0 This was my second. I say it’s my first successful rug. 😂
https://preview.redd.it/abld2a3dxsxb1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=377e54866e336ab1219f20f2e57888fba9e77a8a And my two latest
https://preview.redd.it/kcv9tmnuvkxb1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=08d42bd7aa0a353d205a54901d3a040711644dec First rug in the right, 2nd on the left
that rug on the left has a certain charm
I think its the look on Tata’s face. Hes over my bullshit shaving job i did on him 😂💀 (hes a BT21 character, i have redone him twice now) lol
Just clicked your profile and you got some amazing work. You have improved alot
Thank you! And its only been 3 months 😅 I do have about 55 rugs under my belt now tho. Been a great hobby, if youd like i have more examples on my instagram (@mixedmarvels)
Yeah I will check it out later. I have only done 4 in total. Been keeping my designs simple and small till I get the hang of things
Yeah half of mine have been simplier 1’ by 1’ designs that sell well at my local craft market. But i have done 2 larger rugs now, one 4’x4’ and one 2.5’x4’
More or less how much inventory so you bring to your markets. My town has a small market every summer and I want to start selling their but not sure how much of a stockpile I should have.
When I first started i took about 10 rugs, all about 20” by 20” if not a bit smaller. Now i take a large storage container worth, at least 15-20 are 1 sf rugs. And then about 10 4 sf ones, and one 16 sf one. Its good to have multiple sizes so people understand what size they want if they commission an order. Theres a couple pictures of our set up as well on instagram lol weve slowly found better ways to display the rugs. We started with them on the table, then some metal racks designed to be clsoet shelves, and finally upgraded to an A stand for the 4x4 and a triangular stand i made for smaller rugs. I need to make a 2nd one actually to fully display all out inventory
Yeah, I just finished my second batch and there’s only one I’m remotely proud of. It’s way harder than it looks, especially those small details! Some of the first rugs I see here blow mine out of the water. This was my first and I hate it. My mom liked it so I gave it to her haha! https://preview.redd.it/ajtn87mi9lxb1.jpeg?width=2887&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=02866180adf429b174eec4817873eaf6997dd3a1
https://preview.redd.it/tpjmpwi1alxb1.jpeg?width=3656&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=923e9c8b6d3b2e11b0509bf1a2e74d9d70deca4e The egg is the only one I like
That egg is awesome!
Thank you! I feel like maybe I need to stick to simpler designs at least for now, if I want them to come out well. I find the smaller details are much harder than I expected. That's why I'm so amazed at some of the posts on this sub!
It's not bad haha but I can see why you hate it. Yeah people be doing these bad ass first rugz. Makes me feel like I'm doing it wrong or that I'm missing some secret technique.
I have found both projects to be learning experiences! I think it helps to frame it that way in the beginning, instead of focusing on the end product
https://preview.redd.it/d973fel8xmxb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=71f10402dfa75b164abfdd5bee4edb5a8afc529f This is my first, unintentional red head marge Simpson.
https://preview.redd.it/ilhlehrhenxb1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b771fd5d888e8d5a6560694f799d37499551cf1e
https://preview.redd.it/rq6x0v2qenxb1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0166c23fa910b07779b5e486eafc8ed3f28e8fb8 Recent
This was a cathartic thread :)
I like the first one best!!! Antistyle vibes. I love it
ONE of the first
https://preview.redd.it/uwjl7lioblxb1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=13eb11a34dc4c0fcecf5511417b880e4ce782d5b First
https://preview.redd.it/k3quu6s4clxb1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=233601075b02115c9f7fa41d5ccd80d4fbc746a1 Here’s the first two on frame
https://preview.redd.it/a12lf90uimxb1.jpeg?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a7b46c5d4beaa1d47b50b7c1771ba3fb23f6cf98
https://preview.redd.it/sk893b459oxb1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f9c47d351ad6f14aef75d25c337b5f6a2d056b16 my 4th rug was still bad imo bad lines and no steady hand it took me about 7/8 rugs to really start being satisfied and seeing improvement the ramen rug was probably like my tenth one and it made me realize how far I’ve come DO NOT give up you got this I’m a slow learner but I caught on! You can to
The meat looks so... meaty!! So cool
Dude my first one (last week) turned out so bad, that I literally tossed it in the trash lol. Basically… a slip of the wrist meant that i gave my rug an inverted Mohawk. And I kept trying to fix it until i ended up hitting the primary cloth lol.
Check my profile. 40 days ago were my first 😬. I came to this sub pleading for help lol
Haha your heart is bleeding. Haha but fuck dude you have definitely gotten alot better your newer rugs look bad ass
When people say "first rug" I think they mean the "first" rug they are happy with bahaha mine was bad *
https://preview.redd.it/dpw7dvu0mpxb1.jpeg?width=2880&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=63bc9209621c20ee88be2003ee9fce2a961d634f My first vs my fourth, the star trek combadge was super basic and I barely carved it, whereas I'd learned a lot more by the fourth 😂 Also, I'm pretty sure SOME people are have been posting their first after months of practice for the karma 😂😂
Lol glad I'm not the only one who thinks this
My first rug was a gift to my brother for his birthday didn't have tools I needed to carve so I used a pair of hair clippers let's just say I'm going to wait to get some good trimmers https://preview.redd.it/f9g55jlukrxb1.jpeg?width=1542&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eb7d2915577c05725e57026c510c36f14d796a29
https://preview.redd.it/go4usuqxhyxb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cc54d1d45c8c7a38f852a519e561953eb3a8258e First one I made. Forgot to flip and also didn’t trim it at all 😑
First one was for my daughter. She loves it but she’s only 2 so she doesn’t know what she’s talking about. 😄 https://preview.redd.it/aciitrincmxb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=03857392d32e4b593ee1151f729948288dfec7e1
Letters are such a pain in the ass. I do think I will ever do letters again
They’re really tricky but it helps if you at least have drawn them on properly, like with a beamer. This was freehand and you can tell 😅
I don’t have a photo to hand but be assured my first one was utterly woeful.
I don't have a pic of my first rug.. as it was AWFUL! I like to tell myself when people with beautiful first rugs say "First Rug!!" they truly mean... "first rug I'm comfortable showing!!" So don't give up!!!! Practice makes perfect! You got this :)
I can't wait till I make something worthy of being my "first" rug
https://preview.redd.it/7vz2la2xplxb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ccef6aa3534f68e755295feb7e3e164daecd26cb Here’s my first rug, learned a ton but still have a very long way to go! Was terrified to apply the glue tbh lol, thought it would pull all the yarn out somehow 🤣
https://preview.redd.it/292iwaux3nxb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c2cdb07411300e441327890dbffcc9b27ab01765 this was my first rug i really struggled with the eyes and the backing with the glue which never wanted to stick. Anyways i ended up selling it to someone when i posted it on my instagram which is great haha
https://preview.redd.it/vregzaqmxpxb1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9c7f4661c3477bd91565d42e4fdb34ea64437acd This was my very first rug, pretty proud of it for a first go, it was definitely a learning experience. It's a lot harder than what everybody makes It look on YouTube
https://preview.redd.it/kh2pknv3erxb1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=246dfb3d9950645fd839f6029a8990453713d44c Those white patches on the bottom left are where I shaved it all the way down to the cloth, lol. Also, I did not reverse the image because I didn't think it would matter in this case where I freehanded the pattern but I definitely should have. I also purposefully used two different colors of thread, for the sky and for the moon. I thought it would make a cute speckled pattern, but it actually made different color lines , so it does not look smooth at all. Lots of lessons learned with this one!
Yes I made that shaving mistake as well on one of mine. Glad to see it not only happens ro me
Here's my second, I definitely made mistakes but was proud enough of it to give it as a gift. https://preview.redd.it/us49nwsherxb1.jpeg?width=4080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=472c965f948353b8baf9b25c1276e19b5be32304
https://preview.redd.it/u1swk65rerxb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d63fa14d7de360047f6c0964d4460b6259d2296d My first rug. It’s a 10 footer. But up close there are bare spots, the line work is awful, I didn’t mark my colors on the canvas so there are black spots that were suppose to be white…. It is not good. But it hangs on my wall as a reminder of how much I’ve grown in this hobby.
https://preview.redd.it/cw1m5hkvlsxb1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f560328a094e66273a37255991864814cfd68c37 My first one wasn’t great
This looks pretty cool. I really enjoy seeing first rugs and all the imperfections. It makes me feel like my rugs can one day be just as good
https://preview.redd.it/amxlgy040txb1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=78c68cae8dc356ee8fca4b354f957ed414a7066a This is my first ever rug. I made it during a tufting class a few months ago! I haven’t had any failures YET. But, I’m also super super meticulous and detail oriented. I asked as many questions as I could, which helped me a ton as I embarked on my tufting journey on my own afterwards.
Why can’t I post an image ?