The Providence artist opened TuftxPVD, Rhode Island’s first Black-owned rug tufting studio, a few years ago. “Tufting is a modern spin on traditional rug-making,” Hazard-Chaney explained.

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Often used to make rugs, tufting is a process wherein a hollow needle is used to cram thread or yarn into fabric in some kind of pattern. This can be done by hand, with a gun, or with big machines.

She creates a variety of rugs, including pet portraits. To make them, she projects a design onto backing cloth and traces it. She uses a tufting gun to fill in the design with yarn. Then she glues ...