I Made a 170 Sqft HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE Rug

I've never tufted a rug before - so I decided to tuft a 170 sqft Studio Ghibli themed rug!

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[brettklausner]

change the coffee table to an acrylic one and use furniture with less visual weight and it would go great in the studio. Yes it will be covered a little but really only on the edges and if you pick furniture that are muted tones it won't draw the attention away from the rug

[aminaluffy]

At the wall, it works as an isolation. People in medieval times often used fancy rugs as insolation. So it kind of works to keep you warm, even when it's not on the floor

[AFMR]

She’s made so much Howl’s stuff, one of these days it’s gonna be,

“I MADE HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE, REAL!”
-NERDFORGE 2026

[LindaTheListened]

you could always replace the sofa with hanging swing style chairs so the rug is still visible. it is a really cool rug for a reading area in a library though. you guys did incredible work *chefs kiss*

[marthacrimson]

I'm surprised no one suggested contacting Studio Ghibli and/or Ghibli Park directly. The park just opened the Valley of Witches which includes Howl's Moving Castle - they may actually want it.

[RandomRichZ]

One of the craziest things about this whole video is not just the amazing outcome but you can tell it took a while to do because you can literally watch the purple fade from your hair. Pretty cool!

[niallnochill]

am i working? yes. did i get the notif for this video? yes. am i still working? no. i'm watching nerdforge

[tbillington]

I love the fact that Martina includes the procrastination and doubt with all the projects. It isn't all sunshine and lollipops making anything, so I'm glad that you two show the good and the bad.

[budbudbud]

When she asked “why is it so hard to start new tasks?” I felt that

[Molly-Pop]

WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED, GHIBLI AND NERDFORGE LETS

[TheEleonore]

You could make a second rug with the furniture in mind. Meaning you could measure your office and mark down where your furniture is. Than you can use this plan to design a rug around your furniture. Ideas for rug designs would be a custom map, a garden looked at in a top view. Or a dragon trench, where the furniture sits atop cliffs and mountains. The possibilities are endless

[negotiableaffections]

I think the Nerdforge Clock deserves a mention. All those 'crafting hours' that it has measured out after so many projects its a hero of the studio. As are all of you for this amazing project!

[cm_psychic_reader]

Nori napping next to you while you work is everything to me. Also him trying to get on your cherry blossom rug!!! This whole video has brought me so much joy- Martina's expressions are super on point! The rug itself looks so sophisticated, like experts made it (you all MUST be experts by now!!!), and I love the little Nerdforge flag detail!

[Joe___R]

Instead of giving it away or having it sit in your wearhouse. Put it on the ceiling of your lounge. Then you get to see it every day, and when you wake from a nap, you are greeted by that incredible rug.

[Ghostofflowers]

Just a quick note since a lot of people are suggesting to use it as a tapestry and since you will be keeping it on the frame. Be very careful of those top edges. In museums, for tapestries they will hang it by a fabric that has been stitched or glued on the back of the tapestry in order to conserve the original and not have it be damaged by its own weight! Even if you have some gap between the actual rug and the frame, it could over time damage or warp that top over there because it's directly the fabric still. Hope this helps☺

[yakumorisuke]

My dad made a rug with a tiger on it and it hangs on the wall like a tapestry! That was the original purpose of tapestries, to help insulate cold castles etc. You could also just switch out to glass/see-through plastic furniture and put it on the floor that way, too: my aunt's favourite rug is in her living room with a glass table on it so you can still see the design.

[trodat]

Friendly advice, Martina: you don't need to go for a larger and more ambitious project on every next video, do a healthy favor to yourself and don't enter into that stressful content creator trap. It's better to have consistent pace than to push yourself too much only for impact sake.

[ihavekalashnikovyoudomath]

She is a true maker. Spending hundreds of dollars on supplies and equipment, days of problem solving and effort, and learning skills the same day you start a project, all to solve a single issue because no one could do it better. The epitome of "Fine, I'll do it myself"

[mjaymes]

The peak adhd. Starting a million different hobbies AND ACTUALLY FINISHING THEM. You're an inspiration.

[CaoticoFanegasO_o]

Hey! Here's a trick to transfer black lines from a drawing to a white canvas using a projector: Invert the colors in the source image. That way, you'll project white lines into white canvas instead of black lines, and you just have to draw black lines wherever you see white. That way, when you paint a black line in the canvas you'll hide the white light from the projector, so you can easily spot any missing line.