Tuft Stuff

01/30/2026

11/12/2025

Tuft Stuff is currently at risk of closing its doors and suspending classes and online sales for the rest of November and into December due to ongoing manufacturing delays and attempting to absorb the increasing costs of imported supplies.

07/20/2025

Check us out at Renegade again tomorrow 11-6!

06/11/2025

Completed shot of our community rug project with and .chicago at

05/31/2025

This is what you see when you go to Joann.com now. The end of a huge era. Let me know your favorite brands of fiber and more. I wan to fill the gap for Chicago’s community of artists and hobbyists! ❤️ I’ll try to take in Costs & Clark threads and other brand’s embroidery floss. Let me know your favorites below!!

05/27/2025

Today was the last day of Joann in Chicago. It’s been a very unpleasant time for crafters around the country.

But I’ve been tossing an idea around for a while (I actually grabbed a bunch of retail fixtures from Joann today in preparation for this change).

WHAT IF…. Tuft Stuff started carrying a small selection (larger than Michael’s of course, maybe around 60-80 variations) of yarn and other fiber basics from brands such as Red Heart, Bernat, Caron, Lily Sugar & Crème, Patons, maybe more. Plus threads and notions from Coats & Clark.

This way, you would, again, have a place that keep a stock of some favorites and essentials for you to come in to touch, and examine first-hand so you won’t have to always blindly purchase online, hoping the dye lot matches the photograph.

We’d definitely need some more bodies in the shop to keep regular store hours, but that would also be great for folks wanting to take advantage of more rug-making as well!

Would you be interested in shopping with us? In-store or online? How much of your annual craft budget do you think you’d spend with us? Any other suggestions on what we should stock?

02/14/2025

Tufting and flowers all weekend long! Happy Valentine’s Day, lovebirds! Bouquets and arrangements by

01/03/2025

I see a lot of folks asking about pricing their work. I decided to make a simple calculator that can help you get started with pricing and make sure you're pricing what you're worth as an artist. Hope this helps!

I see a lot of posts from folks with confusion about how they should price their rugs. Here is an easy way to get started.