Yes, you’re welcome to bring any yarn you have for experimentation in your hand tufted pieces. Our CNC is restricted to our house wool, but you can add hand tufted elements to the CNC produced piece before we glue it.

Yes, you&#x2019;re welcome to bring any yarn you have for experimentation in your hand tufted pieces. Our CNC is restricted to our house wool, but you can add hand tufted elements to the CNC produced piece before we glue it.

Can I bring my own yarn to test and tuft with?

Steps to applying to our residency:. 1. Decide which session you want to apply to. We list our sessions on our information page here. 2. Submit your application. The application can be found here. 3. Wait for our decision. We typically make our decis

Steps to applying to our residency:1. Decide which session you want to apply to. We list our sessions on our information page <a href="https://tufttheworld.com/pages/artist-in-residence-program">here</a>.2. Submit your application. The application can be found <a href="https://forms.fillout.com/t/fdAKZN7vDjus" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>.3. Wait for our decision. We typically make our decisions about 7 days after applications close. This gives you approximately 4-6 weeks to plan travel and accomodations.

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