NEW EXHIBITION JULY 2025
CİRCUİT DES CHAPELLES
EGLISE SAINT-QUEMEAU, LOCQUEMEAU
13th July to 15th August – 2.30pm to 6.30pm
Come along to meet with Annette on Friday 25th July or Wednesday 13th August
The first time I saw a hand tufted rug I was smitten. The rich range of intense colours, sumptuous texture and luxurious feel had me hooked.
I made my first rug over 30 years ago. It has moved house with me several times and is still on my living room floor looking great. I aspire to evoke energy and movement in my work, using gestural lines, colour and variety of pile heights. Taking inspiration from the natural world, my garden and reflections in water.
Having made multiple quick preparatory sketches I then redraw the ones I have chosen onto the backing fabric which is stretched tightly on a wooden frame.
This method of rug making allows great flexibility of form and shape. The variation in pile height between 12mm and 45mm can add a sculptural dimension and, by using different threads from silk and Isla wool to thicker wools, a wider variety of lines, marks and textures can be acheived.
I have two types of tufting gun, a Hoffman and an AK-1- Cut-Pile tufting machine. The wool is threaded through the gun and pushed through the backing fabric with an action similar to that of a sewing machine needle. Once the rug is completed, latex is spread over the back of the rug to secure the tufts in place. It is trimmed and sculpted if necessary and a second backing fabric is added. The finished rugs are extremely hard wearing and robust.
All the rugs are individual and handmade by me.”
Annette Turner Hand Tufted Rugs 