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Young Chinese weave away stress with crafts

Tufting, as a newly-emerged arts and crafts activity, is quickly taking over traditional embroideries to become one of the favourite pastimes for young Chinese, fans say.

BEIJING: Using a craft gun to shoot yarn through a fabric screen, Nora Peng puts the finishing touches on a rug in the shape of a corgi’s bottom — the perfect stress-relieving hobby for her frantic days.

She is one of a growing number taking up the handicraft “tufting” as the country’s younger generations look for options away from the daily rat race.

The handicraft creates versatile shapes and patterns by using a special gun to thread and cut yarn though fabric pinned to a wooden frame.

“I think tufting is very stress-relieving,” college student…

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