For rug tufters

Cones in, commissions out.

Tufting eats materials by the pound — yarn off the cone, primary cloth stretched on the frame, then the glue-up, backing, and carve that turn loose loops into a rug. Add the gun, the shears, and a commission queue of custom logos, and the money moves fast in both directions. MadeKeeper keeps the cones, the cloth, and the queue on one ledger.

The app is live. Free during the pilot. Founding rate $19/mo, locked for life.

No card to start. Use it free through the pilot, and lock the $19/mo founding rate for as long as you stay.

How MadeKeeper maps to your frame

Yarn by the cone and the poundCones log at cost per pound; each rug pulls the weight it tufted, including the strands the gun chewed. Color inventory stays real across a wall of cones.
Primary cloth and backing by the yardMonks cloth or poly primary, felt or action-bac backing, logged by the yard and pulled per rug — with the offcut margin around every piece counted, not wished away.
Glue, shears, and gun wearAdhesive by the gallon, carving shears, gun maintenance — the consumables of a tufting bench log per rug, so the 'cheap' fan-art piece stops looking free to make.
Commissions with art approvalCustom rugs log with the deposit, the approved design, and the deadline. When the DMs turn into a queue, the queue lives somewhere that isn't your memory.

One rug, to the penny

Say you tuft a 24-inch commission:

  • 1.4 lb of yarn off the cones @ $7.20/lb$10.08
  • Primary cloth, 1 sq yd$4.75
  • Glue and felt backing$6.90
  • Binding tape and trim$1.60
Materials in the rug$23.33

At $120 you keep $96.67 before fees — about $19.33 an hour across the five hours of tufting, glue-up, and carving. Now the $160 quote for the next logo commission has a floor under it.

Straight about what's live

Materials and true cost per piece, products (in bulk or one-of-a-kind), sales that drain stock, the was-this-fair-worth-it event math, mileage, expenses, and the year-end tax packet — all in the app today. Etsy and Square sync, your own storefront, a booth card reader, and shipping labels are building, shaped with founding makers. Nothing above describes a feature that doesn't exist without saying so. See the full live-vs-building list →

Questions rug tufters ask

How do I track yarn across dozens of cones?

Each color logs as its own material by the pound. A rug's recipe pulls what it used — weigh the rug if you want it exact — and the cone wall stops being a guess before every supply order.

What about the tufting gun and frame?

Equipment is an expense, not a material — log it once and it shows in your year-end numbers. Gun consumables like needles and maintenance can ride each rug as a small per-piece share.

Can it handle commission deposits?

Yes — a custom rug logs with its deposit and balance, its design notes, and its deadline. The books know which rugs are promised, paid, and shipped, even when the queue is fifteen deep.

Ready to see your real numbers?

The app is live and free during the pilot. Lock the $19/mo founding rate for as long as you stay.

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