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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