Tuft Your Own Rug in Philadelphia and Carry It Home
A two-and-a-half-hour workshop at Vera Art Studio where you design and tuft your own rug, with the tufting gun, yarn, backing fabric, Turkish tea and snacks included. It is for ages 18 and up, and the rug goes home with you the same day.
This is a hands-on workshop at Vera Art Studio, inside the Billy Penn Studios building on North 5th Street. You draw or pick a design, learn the tufting gun, and fill a stretched backing fabric with yarn. The listing says no experience is needed.
You leave with the finished rug the same day, right after the session.
Booking runs through the listing below at USD 149 per person, with a full refund if you cancel at least 24 hours before your session.
Philadelphia: Rug Tufting WorkshopTufting gun, yarn and backing fabric included · Turkish tea and snacks · 150 minuteswww.viator.comYour Design, a Tufting Gun and a Finished Rug
The listing covers every material: the tufting gun, the yarn and the backing fabric. You can draw your own design or work from one of the studio's templates, and staff take you through the gun step by step before you start.
The one traveler review on the listing, from December 2025, says the host does a great job setting you up, providing templates and guidance, and then lets you tuft. Turkish tea and snacks are included while you work.
Plan on two and a half hours. The studio's own page says sessions typically run from two and a half to three.
Who It Suits, and the Eighteen-Plus Rule
The listing pitches the workshop to solo travelers, couples and friends. It sells one ticket type, adult.
The studio sets a minimum age of 18 with no exceptions, because the class uses tufting guns and sharp tools.
The studio's own page also says that if fewer than four people book a session, it may contact you to reschedule.
Start Times and the Late-Arrival Line
As of November 4, 2026, the listing and the studio's own booking calendar showed the same start times: 1:30 PM on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 2:30 PM on Fridays, and 10:00 AM or 1:30 PM on Saturdays and Sundays. The listing has no Tuesday sessions. On that date the studio's calendar capped each session at ten or twelve seats.
Arrive 10 minutes early. The listing says guests more than 15 minutes late may not be able to join, and the studio's page says they will not be admitted.
Finding Suite 105, and What the Price Covers
📍 The studio is Suite 105 at 1516 N 5th St, Philadelphia, PA 19122, inside the Billy Penn Studios building. The map below pins that building. The studio's page says free street parking is available nearby.
The listing price covers the class, every material and the rug you take home.
By the end of the session you walk out holding a rug you designed and tufted yourself, ready for a floor, a wall or a gift.