Personal Project Ideas




IG:rugtuftuk

 


IG: sobadsewgood


1st Idea: Use textile samples to make a patchwork quilt jacket or shirt. 

2nd Idea: Make a rug using the tufting gun, either transparent background or using mirrors and making multiple instillation. 



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