Make Rugs beginner guide

If you are learning Make Rugs, the core loop is simple: collect free Yarn, make a rug, finish it, put it in the Showroom, and use the Cash from a Customer to improve the shop. The important beginner decision is not which design looks best; it is whether you have enough material for every required area before you start tufting. For a deeper look at material rolls and rarity, see the Yarn and Rarity guide.

Make your first rug

1. Go to the Yarn Dispenser and use Roll Yarn. The roll is free, but the type and rarity are random and can affect the finished rug's value.
2. Walk to the Collection Tray and collect the rolled Yarn. Rolling it is not enough; it must be collected before it is available for a rug.
3. At the Tufting Frame, choose Make a Rug, select Simple Mat, and start tufting.
4. In Choose Your Yarn, assign one available Yarn to Simple Mat's single area, then continue.
5. Hold and drag the tufting tool across the marked fabric until the area is filled. Switch between the assigned Yarn options at the bottom if the design has more than one material.

Simple Mat is a Level 0 design with one area and one Yarn requirement, so it is the best way to learn the complete loop. Do not treat the inventory label beside a Yarn as a recipe: 1x or 2x is how much you currently have, and assigning some of it reduces that inventory.

Make and sell your first rug

This moment supports the first-rug workflow from collecting Yarn and choosing a basic design through tufting, shaving, adding an optional border, and placing the rug for a Customer offer.

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Assign Yarn by area

More detailed designs use named regions. Assign the material to the region the interface currently highlights rather than guessing from a color or from the region name.

For Inset Heart, the Yarn-filled Border is part of the design and must not be confused with the optional outer border you may add after shaving. If you have only one needed portion, leave the frame, collect more Yarn from the Collection Tray, and return to the assignment screen. Complex designs can show more named shapes than the number of Yarn selections they require, so the on-screen assignment list is decisive.

Finish the rug correctly

When every required region is filled, choose Finish and take the Unshaven Rug to the Shaving Table. Trim the surface until the progress reaches 100% whenever you can. The supplied records indicate that a rug around 90% shaved can still be sold, but its value is lower.

After shaving, decide whether speed or value matters more:

• Choose a color and drag around the edge to add the optional outer border when you want the extra finish.
• Choose None when you are producing quickly or the border is not worth the extra pass.
• Remember that this outer border is separate from any Border region that the design required during tufting.

Sell through the Showroom

Carry the finished rug to a Showroom Display and place it on a stand. A price label alone does not mean the sale has completed; wait for a Customer to make and complete the purchase. The Customers & Sales guide explains how to compare the resulting offer with Base Value.

The 20% figure is a player recommendation, not a documented guaranteed Customer rule. Do not reject every fair offer while waiting for an unusually high one: early Cash is useful for unlocking the next design and removing your current production bottleneck.

Spend early Cash wisely

Reinvest sale proceeds in the part of the loop that is actually slowing you down. If you are repeatedly short on usable Yarn, prioritize the Yarn Dispenser. If materials are fine but the workshop or Showroom is limiting how many rugs you can process, upgrade those facilities instead. The available upgrade prices and exact capacity changes are not complete in the supplied records, so use the values shown by your current shop rather than a copied price list.

After the first few sales, the growth path is:

1. Unlock Inset Heart when you have the recorded 40 Cash and enough Yarn to fill both pattern regions.
2. Repeat a design to advance its mastery, but keep mastery separate from the level needed to unlock the next design.
3. Add Showroom capacity or production upgrades when a finished rug is waiting for space or a workstation is idle.
4. Check the Phone for Online Orders once the system is available. Make the requested configuration, pack it, and deliver it to the Parcel Cabinet to receive Cash and Diamonds.
5. Consider Employees only after you can supply their workstations with Yarn. They automate work, but they do not remove the need for material supply.

Complete an Online Order and collect rewards

This moment supports the Online Orders step by showing the ordered rug being made, taken to the Parcel Cabinet, and delivered for Diamonds.

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Common beginner mistakes

• Starting with missing Yarn: leave the design screen and collect more from the Collection Tray instead of trying to substitute a random material.
• Counting shapes as recipes: a design may have several named regions but fewer Yarn selections. Follow Choose Your Yarn.
• Stopping shaving early: partial completion may sell, but 100% gives the safer value outcome.
• Confusing the two borders: the Inset Heart Border is a required pattern area; the post-shaving outer border is optional.
• Rejecting every offer: compare offers with base value, but remember that waiting has an opportunity cost when you need Cash for your next upgrade.
• Buying automation too soon: Employees still need Yarn and available facilities, so fix a material or capacity bottleneck first.

FAQ

What should I do after my first sale?

Check what stopped the first rug: Yarn supply, tufting time, shaving time, or Showroom capacity. Upgrade that bottleneck, then make another Simple Mat or unlock Inset Heart if you can consistently fill both of its required areas.

Does better Yarn always guarantee a better sale?

Yarn type and rarity affect value, and the complete design-and-Yarn configuration is what the value preview represents. The supplied evidence does not establish a universal multiplier for one Yarn in isolation, so use the preview and the Customer offer rather than assuming a fixed bonus.

Can I keep making rugs while I wait for a Customer?

Your practical limit is the available workstation, inventory, and Showroom capacity. Add capacity or use another available production route when waiting on a sale is the bottleneck; the exact limits can vary with shop upgrades.