Get Crafty: 11 Best Tufting Classes In Singapore
Tufting is becoming popular in the Lion City, as its tactile and hands-on nature can be relaxing and therapeutic. It provides a break from the fast-paced urban lifestyle of Singaporeans.
Tufting classes in Singapore typically range from S$100 to S$300 per session or workshop with higher fees for longer or specialised programs. It’s not cheap, so let’s see which tufting classes in Singapore are worth your time, sweat, and money.
WeTuft
Address: Floor 2, 8 Grange Rd, #02-06 Orchard, Cineleisure 239695 (Google Maps)
Contact: +6593430206
Hours: Daily, 10 AM–10 PM
Price: $$
Tufting can be tiring, which is why WeTuft’s breezy studio with its Orchard Road views is a sight for sore eyes (and arm muscles!).
There are dozens upon dozens of yarn colours to choose from which will suit anyone’s preferred palettes and tastes. Workshops come in two-hour and four-hour options, depending on the rug size.
The shorter classes yield much simpler designs, but they’re still pretty fulfilling and fun to do.
Pro-tip: WeTuft has an Instagram-worthy wall of yarn where you can take colourful selfies to your heart’s content.
Tuft Club
Address: 57 Circular Rd, #03-01, Singapore 049412 (Google Maps)
Contact: +6580230237
Hours: Daily (except Tuesdays), 10 AM–10 PM
Price: $$
Tuft Club, the first rug tufting studio in Singapore, is located on bustling Circular Road.
No experience? No problem! Instructors offer a crash course at the start.
Tuft Club offers rug tufting and tuft mirror workshops, each lasting four and a half hours. Workshops cover various tufting techniques for designs, with friendly staff assisting in the process.
Private classes are also available with a minimum age requirement of 16.
Pro-tip: Tufting is quite a workout, so stretch beforehand!
Hueplay Studio
Address: 77 Kampong Bahru Rd, #02-01, Singapore 169376 (Google Maps)
Contact: +6592482808
Hours: Daily, 11 AM–10 PM
Price: $$
Not all rug tufting classes in Singapore will burn a hole in your pocket. Take Hueplay Studio, for instance.
A two-hour workshop is just S$99 per person using a 50 x 50 cm canvas.
But if you want something more intricate, you can upgrade to a 70 x 70 cm canvas at S$159 per person. Instructors are always available for guidance in case you’re feeling stuck.
Hueplay Studio offers around 30 yarn colours so you can tuft your custom rug according to your palette and design preference.
Pro-tip: Explore other DIY crafts like art jamming and punch needling at the studio.
Every Tuft
Address: 203a Henderson Rd, Singapore 159546 (Google Maps)
Contact: +6591793252
Hours: Wednesday to Friday, 1–6 PM; Saturday to Sunday, noon–6 PM
Price: $$
Every Tuft, founded by two friends who pursued their love of tufting after quitting their jobs, offers more than just tufting workshops. It fosters a community for art and craft enthusiasts to share knowledge and tips.
Workshops here are themed and varied in duration. Newbies can start with the 1.5-hour session, while kids have their own Tiny Tuftie workshop (using a 50 x 50 cm canvas).
We love that we can bring our own designs for rug tufting. And we can enjoy a relaxed pace with personalised attention to ensure perfect results (no rushing us even if we went a bit past the time limit!).
Pro-tip: The workshop shares space with another design company. Just ask the staff there to guide you to the Every Tuft workshop.
With Autumn
Address: Chinatown Point, 22B Smith St, Level 3, Singapore 058936 (Google Maps)
Contact: [email protected]
Hours: By appointment
Price: $$$
With Autumn Studio promotes traditional fibre crafts, responsible textiles, natural dyeing, and mindful design through workshops like stamp carving, tapestry weaving, and tufting.
The 4.5-hour tufting classes allow time for intricate designs with the option to turn rugs into wall art for an additional S$40.
It’s great that after the rug tufting class, the staff go the extra mile to finish off the carpets by trimming and edging them and adding sturdy backing so they’re ready to bring home.
Pro-tip: Participants aged 16 and above can join, and younger kids, too, as long as they are accompanied by an adult.
beadbadwolf
Address: #01-05 Waterloo St, #155, Singapore 187962 (Google Maps)
Contact: DM via IG @beadbadwolf
Hours: By appointment
Price: $$
beadbadwolf’s founder is Cheryl, a mom and artist working with fabrics and textiles. Her workshops are a colourful delight with tufting classes available upon request.
Workshops are available for rug and mirror tufting along with her signature coaster-making sessions. Cheryl’s tufting workshops can help bring any design to colourful life on a 65 cm canvas made sturdy with a felt backing—instant home decor!
Pro-tip: Tufting classes at beadbadwolf cost S$135 for solo students and S$260 for pairs.
Hello Rugs
Address: Floor 1, 37 Lor 23 Geylang, #07-02 Yu Li Industrial Building, Singapore 388371 (Google Maps)
Contact: +6580287972
Hours: Daily (except Tuesdays), 10.30 AM–6.30 PM
Price: $$
Before hitting the bars after a rough work-week, why not consider a four-hour long therapeutic tufting session at Hello Rugs instead?
A tufting class here costs S$170 per person (equivalent to around two rounds of booze at a bar!). Materials are already provided for creating rugs or wall hangings.
Plus, finished works are mailed to you within the same week at no extra cost.
If you like cartoon characters, you’ll be glad to know that past newbie participants have already accomplished Spongebob and Pokemon rugs here!
Pro-tip: Not confident in your skills? Create custom rugs as gifts with expert help.
About You Studio
Address: Floor 2, 1 Rochor Canal Rd, #02-39 Sim Lim Square, Singapore 188504 (Google Maps)
Contact: +6594493325
Hours: Daily, 10 AM–7.30 PM
Price: $$
At About You Studio’s rug tufting workshop, you can learn to use a tufting gun for neat rows of stitches, creating plush yarn tufts for your personalised rug.
It’s understandably intimidating if it’s your first time. Thankfully, the friendly instructor recommends a few test tries on the fabric before starting.
We like that we can opt to finish our rug within the day for an extra S$15 or leave it for professional completion (our sore arms like this option!).
Pro-tip: About You Studio offers team-building workshops for companies and offices.
Anna Craft Creative
Address: Floor 1 iSPACE, 3 Soon Lee St, #05-29 Pioneer Junction, Singapore 627606 (Google Maps)
Contact: +6597714217
Hours: Daily, noon–10 PM
Price: $$
Anna Craft Creative, a cosy studio in an industrial building, is one of the more unknown yet affordable tufting studios in Singapore. Nevertheless, it offers workshops in tufting, DIY animal hug cushions, women’s clothing tailoring, and more.
Tufting options include rugs, mirrors, or handbags at an additional cost. Prices range from S$35++ for smaller items to S$178 for larger, complex pieces.
Before the session, Anna and her husband will assess if the design is beginner-friendly. During tufting, they will patiently guide students and even help fix mistakes.
Another great thing about this studio is that it’s convenient for customers who are also tourists: it allows same-day pickups!
Pro-tip: It’s accessible from downtown via the MRT East-West Line at EW28 Pioneer stop, just a 5-minute walk away.
Haidilao Bugis Tufting
Address: Floor 4, 201 Victoria St, #04-10 Bugis+, Singapore 188067 (Google Maps)
Contact: +6569086166
Hours: Daily, 10.30 AM–6 AM
Price: $$
This entry is a bit unusual, as it involves food and tufting. Long story short: Haidilao now offers rug tufting sessions for less than S$20 per person!
To book, you’ll need to spend at least $100 at Haidilao Bugis+ in the past week. The session offers over 30 available designs, so there’s still some wiggle room for creativity even if you can’t bring your own.
The great thing is that you can take home your small rug masterpiece immediately after tufting. Kind of like your favourite Haidilao takeaway.
Pro-tip: Staff are available to assist first-timers.
Studio An
Address: 35 Kallang Pudding Road 05-03 Building A, Lift, Lobby B, Singapore 349314 (Google Maps)
Contact: +6580237217
Hours: By appointment
Price: $$
Studio An specialises in vibrant, speckled, multicoloured yarns that add flair to personalised rugs. Its tufting workshops allow for creative freedom and teach proper handling of the tufting gun.
Despite staying past workshop time, the instructors were accommodating and allowed us to work at our own pace. We like and appreciate that!
Pro-tip: There’s a +$10/hour extension fee for additional time.