Tuft City
local_activity classes: Tufting • Textiles
5.0 (52)Tuft City was founded in 2020 by Brisbane artist/muralist Benjamin Reeve.
With a degree in Visual Arts and a Masters in Creative Advertising, Benjamin was set to complete his Doctorate as the world started closing its doors.
No longer able to continue his research, teach or paint outdoors, Benjamin discovered a 'tufting' video on TikTok and his love of fibre arts, an area first discovered as a child growing up in Papua New Guinea, was rekindled.
Compelled to learn everything he could about rug-making, Benjamin set to work gathering all the supplies and tools needed and now works hand-in-hand with factories and suppliers promoting rug-making and ensuring accessibility for all Australian creatives.
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Ariana Kapamadjian • Nov 2023
Ben was a great teacher, he was very informative and helpful throughout the whole process. I have never done this before but had soo much fun being creative and making something from scratch and am soo happy with how my piece turned out. Definitely give this rug tufting course a go! ????
Jacqueline Easthope • Oct 2023
What a fun activity! Ben was so helpful and invested in the experience. Plenty of support and supplies.
John Uri • Oct 2023
He is a nice guy to explianed to me how the Tufted gun work to make rugs/wall hangers
Looking forward to meke my own rugs in the future.
Anonymised ClassBento student • Oct 2023
The workshop was very interesting. All materials were provided. Benny was nice and helpful. I find the price quite high for a group session. However, my son is very happy that he participated in this workshop. We brought home an incredibly beautiful rug. I didn't think my son could do that. Our cat liked the rug straight away. It seems he feels a connection with this rug.
Emily Rowe • Sep 2023
I attend a lot of classes, and I can genuinely say that this is by far, my most favourite. Ben is funny, knowledgeable and a very gentle teacher. I thoroughly enjoyed my class with him and will absolutely be coming back.
James Hallett • Aug 2023
Thanks to Ben for sharing his love of tufting with this class. He is very talented and provides a fun time when teaching. He makes it easy to understand the process and offers helpful tips as you go. Good fun and a great sense of accomplishment to walk away with something you have done yourself.
Washington Taouma • Aug 2023
Excellent class! Jammed pack with fun, tufting was easy to pick up and learn, thanks to the expert help of Ben, the teacher was fun and friendly with vast knowledge in tufting. Highly recommended!
Teacher's response
Thank you Washington!
It was so great having you both here.
I had a ball… and I am missing having that little rug of yours around. It’s got such a personality!
Christine Ouslinis • Aug 2023
Very knowledgeable, patient, good humoured and generous teacher.
Venue:
* Close to public transport
* Excellent cafe next door
* Very suitable space - not too big.
Equipment:
* Well maintained
* Tips for safe & effective usage.
Materials:
* All necessary materials provided
* A wide choice of colours.
OVERALL:
I will be recommending this class to friends as a worthwhile experience.
Teacher's response
Thank you for your awesome review and for sharing your birthday with me!
What a great day that was and your rug is just fantastic! You must be proud.
Stef Hickman • Aug 2023
Our teacher Ben was great - super knowledgeable and everything was provided for a great day tufting.
Zac Marcus • Jun 2023
The class is great fun. Ben is very knowledgeable about tufting and is a great help with bringing out the best in the designs.
Mary Balzary • Jun 2023
Ben was a great teacher and an all round lovely guy who is very passionate about his craft. I left with a fully completed gorgeous rug and the skills to make many more!
Mikayla Osborne • Jan 2023
What was the teacher like?
Ben and Nitan where so much fun, you can tell both of them are very passionate with what they do, from making the rugs themselves to offering help and feedback. they where always positive throughout the experience. also telling us the proper tools to use to oil the macines
How was the venue (if applicable)?
The venue was good and easy to find, it got alittle warm but as soon as we opened the doors, it was lovely.
If materials were provided, did you like them?
the material where great to work with, to use the best quality things with the yarn, monks cloth, adhesive and backing. i really appreciated that they gave us the best of the best.
Was the experience good value for money?
It was so worth it, i bought a tufting gun to start making them at home. also when the class enede at three they didnt kick you out, they helped you finish and back your rug and if you wanted to clean up the exess with the siccisors there you could
What did you do / learn?
i learned everything about the machine, how to re thread it, the constrction, to oil it. the proper way to hold the machine .
What did you like most?
i liked how Ben and Nitan where super up beat the whole time and ready to help you at any oppotunity
Ashley Holloway • Jan 2023
This class was so much fun and Ben and Nitan were great. Ben was very passionate and knowledgable about tufting as well as fun and supportive - they provided a safe (and judge free) place to learn and be creative. All materials and tools provided were of high quality and I love that everything was supplied, I only left with my finished piece! Tufting was a lot of fun to learn and perform, I truly enjoyed the class and would definitely recommend!
Dubu Linggi • Oct 2022
Had a fantastic time learning to tuft! Ben was a great teacher and everyone had a fun time!
Jihae Yi • Oct 2022
It was my second time with this class. And absolutely loved it. Everything you needed is provided by amazing teacher and all of material is gorgeous qualities.
Jhenling Tian • Sep 2022
It’s a good idea to experience a rug by yourself. Really enjoy the time with tuft city.
Jihae Yi • Sep 2022
My friend and I really enjoyed our tufting class.
Teacher Ben and his nephew was super friendly. Class provides everything that we needed to make rugs.
Hands down book another class!
Monica Murray • Aug 2022
Ben was amazing and his nephew was a great help. The class is definitely worth the money. They use great quality materials. It was a great class :)
Damien Ware • Aug 2022
Was fun thanks guys for today day I like the rug I made thanks again
Bella Rankine • Apr 2022
Ben was incredibly knowledgeable and patient with our class, answered all our dumb questions without hesitation! The quality of the supplied materials was amazing, Ben had obviously spent a lot of time testing and sourcing to bring us the best stuff. A great experience all around!
