How would you like to make a rug from scratch with your favorite design? Meet Tufting Mex, a rug workshop in CDMX where they will teach you how to do the tufting technique. The best thing is that you don’t need any previous experience.
Surely on the internet you have seen videos in which people make rugs from scratch: painting the design, weaving and then polishing the details with a shaving machine. Tufting Mex will teach you how to do it. They offer specialized tufting classes where you can make your own rug; you choose the design.
How is this mat workshop in CDMX?
Tufting Mex is a workshop that started four years ago. Arturo Chatelain and Ariadnne Miuller are in charge of teaching you this technique so that you can create a rug.
They will teach you everything from scratch. The first thing you need to know is that the process is time consuming and can take up to 11 hours. They usually divide that time into three classes. In the first one you will see the theoretical part and learn about the materials and tools you will need.
In the second class you will weave your rug using the gun; while in the last session you will be taught how to define and perfect your work. Once your rug is ready you can take it home.
If you are visiting CDMX or can’t attend all three days, they have two-day intensive courses in which the course is divided into seven hours one day and four hours the last session. But don’t worry about the timing, because they will give you options that fit your schedule. They even offer workshops on weekends.
The smallest rugs they make in the workshops are 60 x 60 cm while the largest ones measure up to 2.5 x 2.5 meters. To create these rugs, a gun weighing about a kilo and a half is used, so the workshop is recommended for people over 15 years of age. Minors must be accompanied by an adult.
The workshops are individual, however, there is an option for two people to work on the same rug. Each workshop costs $2,500 and includes everything: training, materials, guidance during the making process and, of course, your finished rug.
Tufting Mex is located at Dr. José María Vértiz 534, Narvarte, alcaldía Benito Juárez. The entrance is small, when you arrive you just have to ring the bell and they will come down for you.
Now if you just want to buy personalized rugs or materials you can also do it here. To request a quote or schedule your attendance to a workshop you can write them by WhatsApp or through their social networks.