What is the best cloth for tufting? This week it's time for the Battle of the Tufting Cloth! I compared the top 3 options for tufting cloth that I've seen people use which are Primary Backing Fabric, Monks Cloth and Burlap. Each material was judged on four criteria PRICE, AVAILABILITY, EASE OF USE (how easy it is to stretch and stay on the frame) and how well it TUFTS (with both the cut pile and loop pile gun).

I ranked every option first through third for each category with first place earning 3 points, second place earning 2 points and third place earning 1 point. At the end of it all I tallied up all the points to see which material came out on top.

NOTE AS OF 12/2021 : I have seen a few concerns about the longevity of burlap

DISCLAIMER I did try to be as unbiased as possible but this is all still just my opinion. I wanted to see how these materials stacked up against one another and I thought you might like to see it as well. At the end of the day though use whatever material works for you.

CHAPTERS

00:00 INTRO
00:52 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
02:34 SCORING SYSTEM
02:47 DISCLAIMER!
03:04 PRICE $$$$$
04:38 AVAILABILITY
06:35 CURRENT SCORE
06:51 EASE OF USE
10:47 TUFTING!
11:40 MY FIRST TUFT WITH MONKS CLOTH (aka a slow decent into madness)
17:32 MY FIRST TUFT WITH BURLAP (in which I'm very surprised)
25:37 TUFTING ON PRIMARY BACKING FABRIC (aka Old Reliable)
29:43 FINAL SCORE and the winner is...
29:58 THIRD PLACE with only 7 points
30:28 SECOND PLACE with 10 points
30:56 FIRST PLACE with a perfect score
32:00 OUTRO
33:05 EW, DAVID

Do you agree with my results? Which backing cloth is your favorite to tuft with?


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Hi I'm Sam! I'm a painter and textile artist based in Dallas, Texas. Here on my channel I make art, rugs (rug tufting) and what ever else may come to mind! I hope you join me to see what I make next and maybe make something yourself!





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