I really appreciate that you reframed the "failure" as active problem solving. The fact that you leave your whole process in and don't edit out any turns a project takes is one of my favorite things about your content.
I have ADHD and I have wanted to make a RUclips channel for my art forever. But my interests are so varied I always thought my channel would be a garbled mess that doesn't make sense as a unit. I love this channel because you are so good at branding your videos with your logo, your intro, your music... all of your videos are just so... Shmoxd... even though you do a ton of different types of art. It gives me hope that maybe some day I can figure out a way to make a RUclips channel that works.
Honestly I relate so much and I have no experience to back this up but just go for it! Just wing it and you’ll (probably) eventually end up with a channel that works. Plus you can create as many channels as you want if you have a bunch of emails so a fresh start is always available
I think you should do it at least for fun and explore come on you only live once that's why I started my channel one of video got 16k I was shooketh that feeling of putting effort and people recognize you and your art its amazing do yea who knows if your channel blow up ..
I relate too tbh. I just started posting some covers and drawings but I get easily discouraged cause I'm thinking no one will care (and of course they won't ever get monetized because they're covers). I think the key is to "do cool things just because", not especially for people to watch.
The original rugs are a lot more than just trendy! Faig Ahmed’s work is designed to bring attention to the artistry of traditional Azerbaijani textiles. Just want to give credit where credit is due :)
I'm glad that you decided to show this & give us a part two instead of just scrapping it & making our part two the only video. It shows us that anybody can make mistakes & that it's ok to make them, even if it means you've got to start all over again. I hate when one of my projects doesn't turn out & I've got to start over again. It's so frustrating! But hey, we're only human lol
Always appreciative of when you share your failures/misadventures with us. It's very reassuring because with all the amazing finished products I see online I feel like I'm the only one who makes mistakes and that's very disheartening. It's great to be able to follow the learning curve with you too. Thanks Brian :)
Dude I've gotta say I love both of your intro songs soooo much that I start vibing to them with all my organs and it feels soooo smooth and chill and I just couldn't keep myself from telling it to you. I hope when I die this intro carries me to the other world.
when I knit something from the beginning, without a pattern, I probably undo at least some parts of my work more than 4 times, I really liked that you showed this part of the creating process
I’ve never been diagnosed with ADHD, Buuuuutttt, I have to be watching shit/listening to something while I work as well, I have a lot of the “symptoms” or whatever you call them!!! Keep pushing through with the art bro!!! It’s what keeps me sane!!!
It's my reason to subscribe, and same, i haven't been diagnosed of ADHD as well but i too need to watcg something when im doing something and im kind of artistic as well so i mostly watch yt vids while drawing
i dig how you had a lil easter egg, intentional or not, for this video in your from broken to art vid! the melting rug design was on your computer screen :~) and like everyone else has probably already said, i love your honesty when you have some active problems to solve!! lol social media turned us all into raging perfectionists, if we weren’t already..your realness is a sight for sore eyes and minds 🧡
dude I always admire how you push through mess-ups and troubleshoot, I'm totally the kinda person that's like "if I can't do it perfect the first time then I'll never do it." Trying to work on that
Love the positive message of looking at failure as an opportunity for problem solving, as a creative you will 9/10 run into these tinny things that just don't work. I love how you decided to make it again from scratch so you're happy with it. This rug turned out great, but i think it's cool that you're happy to adapt and improve ^^
8:21 scared me- I was on my laptop and thought it froze on me. My heart stopped lol (I am notorious for having laptops freeze and start to beep really loudly)
im so glad that you showed us your failed attempts and made content put of them because as an artist still in school i feel like i always gabe to have all the good ideas and make them well from the start, and you just show how flase that is
"I constantly have to be watching something while I work" I felt that in my soul, I have whole playlists dedicated to stuff I can watch while crafting lol
One of the issues you might be running into is the monks cloth you got is a bit too loose. I know for punch needling, you generally want to get the 2 by 2 style monks cloth because it’s the tightness of that style that will help keep the loops together. The one you are using is more for Scandinavian style tapestry work, which is a bit different. For tufting I believe there is also a different material as well. Try and get your monks cloth as taut as possible.
Loveee Faig Ahmed’s work ! As a textile major I wrote a paper about his work and learned so much about the amazing craftsmanship of these Azerbaijani rugs! Hope to see one of his pieces IRL someday.
It’s just not a shmoxd video without a minor (or major) mishap 😛 love that you show not only the perfect result, but also the not-always-so-perfect journey to the final piece.
man i think it's rad as all hell that you're actively showing people that projects take a lot of reworking! im excited to see how you tackle this one in the next part :)
Loveee showing “failure” online, my first instinct was that this was a waste of time for me to watch, but “active problem solving” is just a dope perspective. Reminder to self to Keep growing
Not only was this the best use of time for an April Fool's theme, but your screen swipes are so good! Thanks for posting a "problem solving" video; it's inspiring!
I so admire You on taking risks and letting Yourself admit the defeat on the first attempt. I have a huge problem with failures leading to wasting materials. I know that it is a part of the process, especially when one is learning new techniques and trying to grow as an artist, but I am so afraid of being wasteful it almost freezes my creativity. If someone here have some tips on how to change this mentality - please, share them with me.
Definitely a thick, less porous tufting cloth. I am honestly really happy to see a failure because you're an adept artist in many mediums. Makes me feel better about the process and potential failure
Shmoxd: Yeah I have to watch something constantly when I'm working Me looking up from the jacket I'm embroidering, feeling called out: What did he just sa- oh hell yeah, Adventure Time
i kind of wish ppl would just buy a rug from the faig ahmed and support his work if u want one instead of trying to rip it. this is what put murakami out of business
I'd be really interested in seeing you tuft the non-glitchy part of the rug too. Seeing your signature motifs in a traditional rug style would be super interesting, not to mention, then you'd have no trouble with color matching
Even if the rug you made doesn't work for its intended purpose, you still made a rug. I wonder if you could add more holes and make it part of the design, then it will be an entirely different rug.
You could have just cut in the middle, or any spot for that matter, and guaranteed that it would have had a corresponding side. Also used a smaller run and “stretched” it. But of a waste of the middle rug.
You're so creative. I have faith in you that you will figure this out. I love your channel and admire you showing us this bump in the a creative person's road. I struggle like this and would have just given up. You don't however and it inspires me. Thank you.
Your fabric is ripping because you are using the wrong cloth!! Your supposed to use tufting cloth! Monks cloth is too tight to tuft with, you use that for crosstitching. So if your using a cut pile, it can’t go through the cloth as easy and will have no choice but to snip at the cloth, causing holes. You’re putting unnecessary strain on your machine too.🥺
You generally use aida cloth for cross stitching, not monks cloth. Monks cloth is often used for punch needling, but you might be right with that it's not suitable for tufting
@@jaciw as you see, it doesn’t work for rug tufting. You need rug tufting cloth which is a blend, while monks cloth is too heavy duty. I’ve used monks cloth and have had the same effect he’s going through. 😩 Makes rug tufting harder than it is
@@bsummers1386 as you can see he said "I don't know if it's because I'm using a different monks cloth than I usually use or if it's because I changed the rug gun" plus if seen plenty of successful rug makers use monks cloth, like currie goat for example
@@nathalie9905 no you use monks cloth for cross stitching. I’m a rug tufter and do hand embroidery, monks isn’t made for a cut pile gun. Rug tufting cloth has a thread count that’s smaller than monks.
I mean this first attempt is still pretty neat, even if it's not the end product you're going for. I'm sure a wavy, droopy rug is still really cool, so I hope you're going to gift it to someone or something
LOL @ 2:20 oh my goodness as I'm watching your video for the first time folding laundry....I feel CALLED OUT haha Hopefully part 2 is out cause I still am not done the laundry
It's part of the process dude, repeating, getting messy, failing and stuff , but I always watch your videos because I think you are a really creative person that don't give up, I see you with a bright future as an artist just keep working, greetings from Mexico XD
I think you might have better luck making a normal rug on top and then adding in the melting pattern- using a second hand one is cool, but it seems the fibers are more dense and are definitely different material, so it’ll never be perfect. Excited to see what you come up w :)
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I really appreciate that you reframed the "failure" as active problem solving. The fact that you leave your whole process in and don't edit out any turns a project takes is one of my favorite things about your content.
I'm so glad you like that! cause I mess up a lot haha
@@Shmoxd oh! you mean you kick ass at solving all the artistic problems?! yasss!
Ditto.
You mentioned crumb coat and now I can't stop thinking about how sick it would be to see you decorate a cake.
Yessssss!!! Do it 🎂
Thisssss
Definitely!
He did a cake in this video too! ruclips.net/video/78LMchn3IUc/видео.html
YES
I have ADHD and I have wanted to make a RUclips channel for my art forever. But my interests are so varied I always thought my channel would be a garbled mess that doesn't make sense as a unit. I love this channel because you are so good at branding your videos with your logo, your intro, your music... all of your videos are just so... Shmoxd... even though you do a ton of different types of art. It gives me hope that maybe some day I can figure out a way to make a RUclips channel that works.
Honestly I relate so much and I have no experience to back this up but just go for it! Just wing it and you’ll (probably) eventually end up with a channel that works. Plus you can create as many channels as you want if you have a bunch of emails so a fresh start is always available
I think you should do it at least for fun and explore come on you only live once that's why I started my channel one of video got 16k I was shooketh that feeling of putting effort and people recognize you and your art its amazing do yea who knows if your channel blow up ..
I think now days people like different and weird ..
i'm subscribing to your channel rn so i can support you when you start posting :)
if you start on a diff channel lemme know ok
I relate too tbh. I just started posting some covers and drawings but I get easily discouraged cause I'm thinking no one will care (and of course they won't ever get monetized because they're covers). I think the key is to "do cool things just because", not especially for people to watch.
The original rugs are a lot more than just trendy! Faig Ahmed’s work is designed to bring attention to the artistry of traditional Azerbaijani textiles. Just want to give credit where credit is due :)
me too
You rock :)
Maybe in part 2 you can address this ...? feels odd not to
@@Shmoxd you didn't even address it, but anyways....
His work is amazing and I love that he draws attention to the art of Azerbaijan. Thank you I was looking for a comment about his work.
I'm glad that you decided to show this & give us a part two instead of just scrapping it & making our part two the only video. It shows us that anybody can make mistakes & that it's ok to make them, even if it means you've got to start all over again. I hate when one of my projects doesn't turn out & I've got to start over again. It's so frustrating! But hey, we're only human lol
Yes, it really helps those of us, who have a fear of failure, to realize that we all make mistakes, but you can fix most of them.
"you can look at failure as active problem solving"
Nice!
Always appreciative of when you share your failures/misadventures with us. It's very reassuring because with all the amazing finished products I see online I feel like I'm the only one who makes mistakes and that's very disheartening. It's great to be able to follow the learning curve with you too. Thanks Brian :)
Don't get discouraged:) everything that feels like a mistake usually will turn out to be a good creative spin!
Some strong Simone Giertz energy!
Dude I've gotta say I love both of your intro songs soooo much that I start vibing to them with all my organs and it feels soooo smooth and chill and I just couldn't keep myself from telling it to you. I hope when I die this intro carries me to the other world.
Damn that’s dedication hahaha
thank youuuu!:):)
Thank you!
You should do a project where you make something out of failed projects and turn it into something new
Honestly very comforting to see the "mistakes" online. I get super discouraged if my first project doesn't look good in my eyes
I LOVE Faig Ahmed! His glitching rugs are just so dope
I can't help but think that you could have bought a short rug and cut it in half 😁😁
Or he could use the middle for another, related project ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Lol ikr 😂
My exact thoughts throughout entire video....😳😳😳😳😳☻ good thing he is really creative enough to use the rest too, I think he wont throw it out...😅😅😅😅☻😳
They don't really make rugs with type of design in shorter sizes. They are persian. They are almost always skinny long rugs.
@@dingustime yah!:) that was my plan!
Me, watching this video while working on a project
"I literally have to watch something while working... I don't have adhd"
Me: 👁️👄👁️
2 videos in a day, must be christmas soon ✨
and I got one more for yah! haha me procrastinating at my finest
I'm obsessed wirh Faig Ahmed too!! even before the whole rug tufting trend. I analyzed one of his pieces for my IB art comparative studies!!
when I knit something from the beginning, without a pattern, I probably undo at least some parts of my work more than 4 times, I really liked that you showed this part of the creating process
I’ve never been diagnosed with ADHD, Buuuuutttt, I have to be watching shit/listening to something while I work as well, I have a lot of the “symptoms” or whatever you call them!!! Keep pushing through with the art bro!!! It’s what keeps me sane!!!
It's my reason to subscribe, and same, i haven't been diagnosed of ADHD as well but i too need to watcg something when im doing something and im kind of artistic as well so i mostly watch yt vids while drawing
Thank you for sharing the good, the bad and the rugly
Rugly 🤣
Is anyone else mad that Brian doesn't have more subs? He 👏deserves 👏the👏 millions 👏
i dig how you had a lil easter egg, intentional or not, for this video in your from broken to art vid! the melting rug design was on your computer screen :~) and like everyone else has probably already said, i love your honesty when you have some active problems to solve!! lol social media turned us all into raging perfectionists, if we weren’t already..your realness is a sight for sore eyes and minds 🧡
Thank you so much for include "fails" in your videos. Seeing how makers handle this is so important. Can't wait to see how you overcome the setback.
This was the best thing RUclips could have suggested me.....probably never going to make a rug. But I regret nothing.
dude I always admire how you push through mess-ups and troubleshoot, I'm totally the kinda person that's like "if I can't do it perfect the first time then I'll never do it." Trying to work on that
Love Faig Ahmed, amazing artist! Just learned about him In art history 🙌
his stuff is so so rad!!!
Faiq amed is from 🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿
it’s like when you make a good grilled cheese, cut it, and pull the piece apart and the cheese is just all melty and beautiful
Love the positive message of looking at failure as an opportunity for problem solving, as a creative you will 9/10 run into these tinny things that just don't work. I love how you decided to make it again from scratch so you're happy with it. This rug turned out great, but i think it's cool that you're happy to adapt and improve ^^
Me: Wow this guy crafts alot of different stuff if he had ADHD he's definitely just following the Dopamine
Him at 2:21
Me: I KNEW IT
8:21 scared me- I was on my laptop and thought it froze on me. My heart stopped lol
(I am notorious for having laptops freeze and start to beep really loudly)
Active problem solving instead of failure is why you're so amazing. I loved watching your process here and am looking forward to part 2.
literally i couldn’t brush my hair without watching a video and yours was the special video i stumbled upon to watch while brushing my hair
I love how you still post the thing that still don’t turn out exactly how you wanted them and I agree with your way of thinking about ‘failure’ :D
im so glad that you showed us your failed attempts and made content put of them because as an artist still in school i feel like i always gabe to have all the good ideas and make them well from the start, and you just show how flase that is
"I constantly have to be watching something while I work" I felt that in my soul, I have whole playlists dedicated to stuff I can watch while crafting lol
Seeing this not working and you reacting wisely, helps me not to freak out when i mess what i do :) thank u
One of the issues you might be running into is the monks cloth you got is a bit too loose. I know for punch needling, you generally want to get the 2 by 2 style monks cloth because it’s the tightness of that style that will help keep the loops together. The one you are using is more for Scandinavian style tapestry work, which is a bit different. For tufting I believe there is also a different material as well. Try and get your monks cloth as taut as possible.
You are just by far the best art channel on the entire platform I always get so hype when you post
Loveee Faig Ahmed’s work ! As a textile major I wrote a paper about his work and learned so much about the amazing craftsmanship of these Azerbaijani rugs! Hope to see one of his pieces IRL someday.
Hey, artists do test swatches all the time. Usually they're not this big, but hey. You do you.
I really appreciate you posting the process. Trial and error sometimes, but that's how it goes. Excited to see the finished product 🤘🏻
Is always needing to watch something an ADHD thing? I forgot and now I feel better. Thank you Sigmund
It’s just not a shmoxd video without a minor (or major) mishap 😛
love that you show not only the perfect result, but also the not-always-so-perfect journey to the final piece.
it feels like my birthday right now! 2 videos in 1 day!
It's 4:12 AM here in Brazil but who needs to sleep when there's a new video?
man i think it's rad as all hell that you're actively showing people that projects take a lot of reworking! im excited to see how you tackle this one in the next part :)
Loveee showing “failure” online, my first instinct was that this was a waste of time for me to watch, but “active problem solving” is just a dope perspective. Reminder to self to Keep growing
Been loving the different concepts in this past few videos
I saw this in the background of the other video and I was chanting "I must be patient." Over and over again
hahha yessssss:):)
I actually toured on one of Faig Ahmed’s pieces at the museum I used to work at!! I love his work so much
Faig Ahmed's work is so beautiful it must take so much time to create these designs! i'm sure your design will come out gorgeous too 🤍
I'm loving the funky little shmoxd in the corner of the thumbnails :)
Just shows that things don’t always work the first time. Great idea.
Not only was this the best use of time for an April Fool's theme, but your screen swipes are so good! Thanks for posting a "problem solving" video; it's inspiring!
The vibes of this video are so absolutely great
your mumbles are amusing and relatable. i like your personality. def gonna see what else you're up to
I so admire You on taking risks and letting Yourself admit the defeat on the first attempt. I have a huge problem with failures leading to wasting materials. I know that it is a part of the process, especially when one is learning new techniques and trying to grow as an artist, but I am so afraid of being wasteful it almost freezes my creativity. If someone here have some tips on how to change this mentality - please, share them with me.
watching your vids always gets me in a good moxd
Definitely a thick, less porous tufting cloth. I am honestly really happy to see a failure because you're an adept artist in many mediums. Makes me feel better about the process and potential failure
Was about to go to sleep guess not, what’s another 10 minutes lol
hahah who needs sleep ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Omf I love you so much. Everytime a video pops up from you I'm so excited by your projects :) they're always so cool
Yes! Through our “failures” we learn and we get to try again :)
Shmoxd: Yeah I have to watch something constantly when I'm working
Me looking up from the jacket I'm embroidering, feeling called out: What did he just sa- oh hell yeah, Adventure Time
Wowowowowow. 2 videos in a row? What a treat!!!!!!!
Just gotta say, your videos are my favorite to watch and I get so excited when you upload 😁
no but seriously it is great to see yor videos, you are someone that inspires me and I just are amazed of all that things that you have done
Chromatic aberration in the intro looks awesome.
Now this is what I call a refreshing type of content! I subscribed instantly!
i kind of wish ppl would just buy a rug from the faig ahmed and support his work if u want one instead of trying to rip it. this is what put murakami out of business
That intro is so sick!
I binged your videos till 1am. Woke up at 7:30 to a new video 💕
I’m loving these rug videoss!! So creative keep it up :)
I'd be really interested in seeing you tuft the non-glitchy part of the rug too. Seeing your signature motifs in a traditional rug style would be super interesting, not to mention, then you'd have no trouble with color matching
Pulling an all nighter just to watch all of shmoxd's videooooos lesgo!!
heyyyyoooo:):) can't wait for you to start making vids
First time seeing the new intro it’s sweet asf
Even if the rug you made doesn't work for its intended purpose, you still made a rug. I wonder if you could add more holes and make it part of the design, then it will be an entirely different rug.
yessss! love where your head is at
I have never seen this done before!! So creative 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Ngl i think your intro is one of the coolest on youtube!
You could have just cut in the middle, or any spot for that matter, and guaranteed that it would have had a corresponding side.
Also used a smaller run and “stretched” it. But of a waste of the middle rug.
You're so creative. I have faith in you that you will figure this out. I love your channel and admire you showing us this bump in the a creative person's road. I struggle like this and would have just given up. You don't however and it inspires me. Thank you.
Ur dedication is so inspiring
Thank you for showing the process 🙌🙌🙌
You're using the wrong cloth for tufting over looped yarn designs. But that's what making samples is for!
ahhhhh thank you:):)
Watching the whole adds for this video because I love it
This was a great video, thank you for posting it. I hope this project works out for you.
Bro the tension on that rug gun is f**ked it doesnt look like it’s even looping. I love how you were like it’s probably fine 😂😂
I feel like this would look really cool as a stair runner
Yessss failures are just prototypes!
You're channel really inspires me to make things for myself. I'm going to try and make a pair of leather boots over the summer, super excited!
Your fabric is ripping because you are using the wrong cloth!! Your supposed to use tufting cloth! Monks cloth is too tight to tuft with, you use that for crosstitching. So if your using a cut pile, it can’t go through the cloth as easy and will have no choice but to snip at the cloth, causing holes. You’re putting unnecessary strain on your machine too.🥺
You generally use aida cloth for cross stitching, not monks cloth. Monks cloth is often used for punch needling, but you might be right with that it's not suitable for tufting
I'd say the vast majority of rug makers I've seen use monks cloth. And he has made rugs before using monks cloth
@@jaciw as you see, it doesn’t work for rug tufting. You need rug tufting cloth which is a blend, while monks cloth is too heavy duty. I’ve used monks cloth and have had the same effect he’s going through. 😩 Makes rug tufting harder than it is
@@bsummers1386 as you can see he said "I don't know if it's because I'm using a different monks cloth than I usually use or if it's because I changed the rug gun" plus if seen plenty of successful rug makers use monks cloth, like currie goat for example
@@nathalie9905 no you use monks cloth for cross stitching. I’m a rug tufter and do hand embroidery, monks isn’t made for a cut pile gun. Rug tufting cloth has a thread count that’s smaller than monks.
I was looking at these about a week ago, and bam! RUclips has been stalking, and suggested this..
this rug is awesome! also love your email campaign it feels so personal whenever I receive them 😌🤙
I mean this first attempt is still pretty neat, even if it's not the end product you're going for. I'm sure a wavy, droopy rug is still really cool, so I hope you're going to gift it to someone or something
I love seeing the progress!
If I could just spend one day with him to absorb his creativity and motivation 😭🤣
"Good luck future Brian" 😆❤
Shmood teaches us the value of failure
That was probably the best intro I have ever seen
LOL @ 2:20
oh my goodness as I'm watching your video for the first time folding laundry....I feel CALLED OUT haha
Hopefully part 2 is out cause I still am not done the laundry
It's part of the process dude, repeating, getting messy, failing and stuff , but I always watch your videos because I think you are a really creative person that don't give up, I see you with a bright future as an artist just keep working, greetings from Mexico XD
I think you might have better luck making a normal rug on top and then adding in the melting pattern- using a second hand one is cool, but it seems the fibers are more dense and are definitely different material, so it’ll never be perfect. Excited to see what you come up w :)
Increasing tolerance for failure will always increase your chances of success