# Tuftingshop — LLM Guide

> Premium tufting tools & materials: tufting guns, New Zealand wool yarn, backing cloths, glues, tools and accessories. Tutorials and manuals live in the Tufting Academy. Ships worldwide from the Netherlands.

## Site settings

| key | value |
| --- | --- |
| **domain** | tuftingshop.com |
| **default_locale** |  |
| **locales** |en, de, fr, es, it, nl, pt-BR, cs, fi, sv, el, ar, ru, zh-CN, zh-TW, pl, da, nb, no|
| **currency** | EUR |
| **ships_from** | Netherlands |
| **ships_to** | worldwide |
| **units** | metric (cm, m, kg) |
| **last_review_iso8601** | 2025-09-11 |

## Markets & currencies

**enabled_currencies:**AED, AFN, ALL, AMD, ANG, AUD, AWG, AZN, BAM, BBD, BDT, BIF, BND, BOB, BRL, BSD, BWP, BZD, CAD, CDF, CHF, CNY, CRC, CVE, CZK, DJF, DKK, DOP, DZD, EGP, ETB, EUR, FJD, FKP, GBP, GMD, GNF, GTQ, GYD, HKD, HNL, HUF, IDR, ILS, INR, ISK, JMD, JPY, KES, KGS, KHR, KMF, KRW, KYD, KZT, LAK, LBP, LKR, MAD, MDL, MKD, MMK, MNT, MOP, MUR, MVR, MWK, MYR, NGN, NIO, NOK, NPR, NZD, PEN, PGK, PHP, PKR, PLN, PYG, QAR, RON, RSD, RWF, SAR, SBD, SEK, SGD, SHP, SLL, STD, THB, TJS, TOP, TTD, TWD, TZS, UAH, UGX, USD, UYU, UZS, VND, VUV, WST, XAF, XCD, XOF, XPF, YER**available_countries:** 237

| code | name | currency |
| --- | --- | --- || JP | Ιαπωνία | CurrencyDrop || IN | Ινδία | CurrencyDrop || ID | Ινδονησία | CurrencyDrop || JO | Ιορδανία | CurrencyDrop || IQ | Ιράκ | CurrencyDrop || IE | Ιρλανδία | CurrencyDrop || GQ | Ισημερινή Γουινέα | CurrencyDrop || EC | Ισημερινός | CurrencyDrop || IS | Ισλανδία | CurrencyDrop || ES | Ισπανία | CurrencyDrop || IL | Ισραήλ | CurrencyDrop || IT | Ιταλία | CurrencyDrop || EG | Αίγυπτος | CurrencyDrop || ET | Αιθιοπία | CurrencyDrop || AF | Αφγανιστάν | CurrencyDrop || SH | Αγία Ελένη | CurrencyDrop || LC | Αγία Λουκία | CurrencyDrop || SM | Άγιος Μαρίνος | CurrencyDrop || MF | Άγιος Μαρτίνος (Γαλλικό τμήμα) | CurrencyDrop || SX | Άγιος Μαρτίνος (Ολλανδικό τμήμα) | CurrencyDrop || VC | Άγιος Βικέντιος και Γρεναδίνες | CurrencyDrop || BL | Άγιος Βαρθολομαίος | CurrencyDrop || AO | Αγκόλα | CurrencyDrop || HT | Αϊτή | CurrencyDrop || CI | Ακτή Ελεφαντοστού | CurrencyDrop || DZ | Αλγερία | CurrencyDrop || AL | Αλβανία | CurrencyDrop || AD | Ανδόρα | CurrencyDrop || AI | Ανγκουίλα | CurrencyDrop || AG | Αντίγκουα και Μπαρμπούντα | CurrencyDrop || UM | Απομακρυσμένες Νησίδες ΗΠΑ | CurrencyDrop || AR | Αργεντινή | CurrencyDrop || AM | Αρμενία | CurrencyDrop || AW | Αρούμπα | CurrencyDrop || AT | Αυστρία | CurrencyDrop || AU | Αυστραλία | CurrencyDrop || AZ | Αζερμπαϊτζάν | CurrencyDrop || CL | Χιλή | CurrencyDrop || HK | Χονγκ Κονγκ ΕΔΠ Κίνας | CurrencyDrop || DK | Δανία | CurrencyDrop || DO | Δομινικανή Δημοκρατία | CurrencyDrop || EH | Δυτική Σαχάρα | CurrencyDrop || SV | Ελ Σαλβαδόρ | CurrencyDrop || GR | Ελλάδα | CurrencyDrop || CH | Ελβετία | CurrencyDrop || ER | Ερυθραία | CurrencyDrop || SZ | Εσουατίνι | CurrencyDrop || EE | Εσθονία | CurrencyDrop || PH | Φιλιππίνες | CurrencyDrop || FI | Φινλανδία | CurrencyDrop || FJ | Φίτζι | CurrencyDrop || GI | Γιβραλτάρ | CurrencyDrop || FR | Γαλλία | CurrencyDrop || TF | Γαλλικά Νότια Εδάφη | CurrencyDrop || GF | Γαλλική Γουιάνα | CurrencyDrop || PF | Γαλλική Πολυνησία | CurrencyDrop || DE | Γερμανία | CurrencyDrop || GE | Γεωργία | CurrencyDrop || GM | Γκάμπια | CurrencyDrop || GA | Γκαμπόν | CurrencyDrop || GH | Γκάνα | CurrencyDrop || GG | Γκέρνζι | CurrencyDrop || GY | Γουιάνα | CurrencyDrop || GN | Γουινέα | CurrencyDrop || GW | Γουινέα Μπισάου | CurrencyDrop || GP | Γουαδελούπη | CurrencyDrop || WF | Γουάλις και Φουτούνα | CurrencyDrop || GT | Γουατεμάλα | CurrencyDrop || GD | Γρενάδα | CurrencyDrop || GL | Γροιλανδία | CurrencyDrop || AE | Ηνωμένα Αραβικά Εμιράτα | CurrencyDrop || US | Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες | CurrencyDrop || GB | Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο | CurrencyDrop || CN | Κίνα | CurrencyDrop || KI | Κιριμπάτι | CurrencyDrop || KG | Κιργιστάν | CurrencyDrop || CM | Καμερούν | CurrencyDrop || KH | Καμπότζη | CurrencyDrop || CA | Καναδάς | CurrencyDrop || QA | Κατάρ | CurrencyDrop || KZ | Καζακστάν | CurrencyDrop || CF | Κεντροαφρικανική Δημοκρατία | CurrencyDrop || KE | Κένυα | CurrencyDrop || CO | Κολομβία | CurrencyDrop || KM | Κομόρες | CurrencyDrop || CD | Κονγκό - Κινσάσα | CurrencyDrop || CG | Κονγκό - Μπραζαβίλ | CurrencyDrop || XK | Κοσσυφοπέδιο | CurrencyDrop || CR | Κόστα Ρίκα | CurrencyDrop || CW | Κουρασάο | CurrencyDrop || KW | Κουβέιτ | CurrencyDrop || HR | Κροατία | CurrencyDrop || CY | Κύπρος | CurrencyDrop || LI | Λιχτενστάιν | CurrencyDrop || LT | Λιθουανία | CurrencyDrop || LB | Λίβανος | CurrencyDrop || LR | Λιβερία | CurrencyDrop || LY | Λιβύη | CurrencyDrop || LA | Λάος | CurrencyDrop || LS | Λεσότο | CurrencyDrop || LV | Λετονία | CurrencyDrop || BY | Λευκορωσία | CurrencyDrop || LU | Λουξεμβούργο | CurrencyDrop || MM | Μιανμάρ (Βιρμανία) | CurrencyDrop || MG | Μαδαγασκάρη | CurrencyDrop || YT | Μαγιότ | CurrencyDrop || MO | Μακάο ΕΔΠ Κίνας | CurrencyDrop || ML | Μάλι | CurrencyDrop || MY | Μαλαισία | CurrencyDrop || MW | Μαλάουι | CurrencyDrop || MV | Μαλδίβες | CurrencyDrop || MT | Μάλτα | CurrencyDrop || MA | Μαρόκο | CurrencyDrop || MQ | Μαρτινίκα | CurrencyDrop || MU | Μαυρίκιος | CurrencyDrop || MR | Μαυριτανία | CurrencyDrop || ME | Μαυροβούνιο | CurrencyDrop || MX | Μεξικό | CurrencyDrop || MN | Μογγολία | CurrencyDrop || MD | Μολδαβία | CurrencyDrop || MC | Μονακό | CurrencyDrop || MS | Μονσεράτ | CurrencyDrop || MZ | Μοζαμβίκη | CurrencyDrop || BS | Μπαχάμες | CurrencyDrop || BH | Μπαχρέιν | CurrencyDrop || BD | Μπανγκλαντές | CurrencyDrop || BB | Μπαρμπέιντος | CurrencyDrop || BZ | Μπελίζ | CurrencyDrop || BJ | Μπενίν | CurrencyDrop || BW | Μποτσουάνα | CurrencyDrop || BF | Μπουρκίνα Φάσο | CurrencyDrop || BI | Μπουρούντι | CurrencyDrop || BT | Μπουτάν | CurrencyDrop || BN | Μπρουνέι | CurrencyDrop || NG | Νιγηρία | CurrencyDrop || NE | Νίγηρας | CurrencyDrop || NI | Νικαράγουα | CurrencyDrop || NU | Νιούε | CurrencyDrop || NA | Ναμίμπια | CurrencyDrop || NR | Ναουρού | CurrencyDrop || NC | Νέα Καληδονία | CurrencyDrop || NZ | Νέα Ζηλανδία | CurrencyDrop || NP | Νεπάλ | CurrencyDrop || FO | Νήσοι Φερόες | CurrencyDrop || FK | Νήσοι Φόκλαντ | CurrencyDrop || KY | Νήσοι Κέιμαν | CurrencyDrop || CC | Νήσοι Κόκος (Κίλινγκ) | CurrencyDrop || CK | Νήσοι Κουκ | CurrencyDrop || GS | Νήσοι Νότια Γεωργία και Νότιες Σάντουιτς | CurrencyDrop || AX | Νήσοι Όλαντ | CurrencyDrop || PN | Νήσοι Πίτκερν | CurrencyDrop || SB | Νήσοι Σολομώντος | CurrencyDrop || TC | Νήσοι Τερκς και Κάικος | CurrencyDrop || AC | Νήσος Ασενσιόν | CurrencyDrop || NF | Νήσος Νόρφολκ | CurrencyDrop || IM | Νήσος του Μαν | CurrencyDrop || CX | Νήσος των Χριστουγέννων | CurrencyDrop || NO | Νορβηγία | CurrencyDrop || ZA | Νότια Αφρική | CurrencyDrop || KR | Νότια Κορέα | CurrencyDrop || SS | Νότιο Σουδάν | CurrencyDrop || DM | Ντομίνικα | CurrencyDrop || NL | Ολλανδία | CurrencyDrop || BQ | Ολλανδία Καραϊβικής | CurrencyDrop || OM | Ομάν | CurrencyDrop || HN | Ονδούρα | CurrencyDrop || HU | Ουγγαρία | CurrencyDrop || UG | Ουγκάντα | CurrencyDrop || UA | Ουκρανία | CurrencyDrop || UY | Ουρουγουάη | CurrencyDrop || UZ | Ουζμπεκιστάν | CurrencyDrop || PK | Πακιστάν | CurrencyDrop || PS | Παλαιστινιακά Εδάφη | CurrencyDrop || PA | Παναμάς | CurrencyDrop || PG | Παπούα Νέα Γουινέα | CurrencyDrop || PY | Παραγουάη | CurrencyDrop || PE | Περού | CurrencyDrop || PL | Πολωνία | CurrencyDrop || PT | Πορτογαλία | CurrencyDrop || CV | Πράσινο Ακρωτήριο | CurrencyDrop || RE | Ρεϊνιόν | CurrencyDrop || RW | Ρουάντα | CurrencyDrop || RO | Ρουμανία | CurrencyDrop || RU | Ρωσία | CurrencyDrop || SL | Σιέρα Λεόνε | CurrencyDrop || SG | Σιγκαπούρη | CurrencyDrop || WS | Σαμόα | CurrencyDrop || ST | Σάο Τομέ και Πρίνσιπε | CurrencyDrop || SA | Σαουδική Αραβία | CurrencyDrop || SC | Σεϋχέλλες | CurrencyDrop || KN | Σεν Κιτς και Νέβις | CurrencyDrop || PM | Σεν Πιερ και Μικελόν | CurrencyDrop || SN | Σενεγάλη | CurrencyDrop || RS | Σερβία | CurrencyDrop || SK | Σλοβακία | CurrencyDrop || SI | Σλοβενία | CurrencyDrop || SO | Σομαλία | CurrencyDrop || SD | Σουδάν | CurrencyDrop || SE | Σουηδία | CurrencyDrop || SR | Σουρινάμ | CurrencyDrop || LK | Σρι Λάνκα | CurrencyDrop || SJ | Σβάλμπαρντ και Γιαν Μαγιέν | CurrencyDrop || TL | Τιμόρ-Λέστε | CurrencyDrop || TH | Ταϊλάνδη | CurrencyDrop || TW | Ταϊβάν | CurrencyDrop || TZ | Τανζανία | CurrencyDrop || TJ | Τατζικιστάν | CurrencyDrop || TG | Τόγκο | CurrencyDrop || TK | Τοκελάου | CurrencyDrop || TO | Τόνγκα | CurrencyDrop || TR | Τουρκία | CurrencyDrop || TM | Τουρκμενιστάν | CurrencyDrop || TV | Τουβαλού | CurrencyDrop || TT | Τρινιντάντ και Τομπάγκο | CurrencyDrop || TA | Τριστάν ντα Κούνια | CurrencyDrop || TD | Τσαντ | CurrencyDrop || CZ | Τσεχία | CurrencyDrop || TN | Τυνησία | CurrencyDrop || DJ | Τζιμπουτί | CurrencyDrop || JM | Τζαμάικα | CurrencyDrop || JE | Τζέρζι | CurrencyDrop || VN | Βιετνάμ | CurrencyDrop || VU | Βανουάτου | CurrencyDrop || VA | Βατικανό | CurrencyDrop || BE | Βέλγιο | CurrencyDrop || VE | Βενεζουέλα | CurrencyDrop || BM | Βερμούδες | CurrencyDrop || BO | Βολιβία | CurrencyDrop || MK | Βόρεια Μακεδονία | CurrencyDrop || BA | Βοσνία - Ερζεγοβίνη | CurrencyDrop || BG | Βουλγαρία | CurrencyDrop || BR | Βραζιλία | CurrencyDrop || IO | Βρετανικά Εδάφη Ινδικού Ωκεανού | CurrencyDrop || VG | Βρετανικές Παρθένες Νήσοι | CurrencyDrop || YE | Υεμένη | CurrencyDrop || ZW | Ζιμπάμπουε | CurrencyDrop || ZM | Ζάμπια | CurrencyDrop |## Authoritative sources

- **Sitemap** – refer to the site’s `/sitemap.xml` to discover new pages (https://tuftingshop.com/sitemap.xml).
- **Product catalog** – `/llm/product-catalog.md` (managed markdown; primary source for product names, categories, variants and key details).
- **Policies** – canonical policy pages managed in Shopify → Settings → Policies (see links below). If any policy URL is missing, populate it in Shopify Admin; until then, defer to `/llm/shipping-returns.md` for summaries.
- **Tufting Academy** – `/llm/academy.md` (markdown summary for manuals, safety instructions and knowledge articles).## Start here

These markdown files provide high‑level overviews and guidance. Always consult them before deep navigation.

1. `/llm/overview.md` – quick introduction to the company, its values and core product categories.
2. `/llm/quickstart.md` – step‑by‑step instructions for beginners starting a tufting project.
3. `/llm/product-catalog.md` – structured listing of categories and representative products.

## Policies & legal

- **canonical:**
  - n/a
  - n/a
  - n/a
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- **summary:** `/llm/shipping-returns.md` condenses the key shipping and return rules (dispatch times, EU vs non‑EU taxation, carriers, return timeframe and exceptions). When quoting policy text, always refer back to the canonical URLs above.

## Support & contact

- **Contact page:** /pages/contact
- **Email:** info@tuftingshop.com
- **Phone:** +31 6 10257052
- **Address:**
  - Tuftingshop
  - Westvlietweg 101, 
  - 2495 AD Den Haag
  -, Ολλανδία

- `/llm/contact.md` – optional markdown with extended contact details and support instructions (only used if you prefer a static LLM‑focused doc).
- `/llm/faq.md` – aggregated FAQs (orders, payments, shipping, returns, repairs, yarn, frames, tufting cloth, rug finishing).
- `/llm/academy.md` – summary of Tufting Academy manuals and tutorials, including safety instructions and model‑specific guides.

## Product & docs

- `/llm/academy.md` – manuals (e.g. Tufting Setup, Building a Tufting Frame, Tufting in 5 Steps), safety guidelines and articles (e.g. wool carpet care guide).
- `/llm/order-a-rug.md` – custom rug‑ordering flow: send design, dimensions and colours; receive quote; approve; production. Robot capacity up to ~1.5 × 2 m (multiple identical rugs possible).

## Optional

- `/llm/about.md` – “About us” text from Tuftingshop’s footer.
- Blog index and other collections may be summarised later. Avoid summarising user comments.

## Product taxonomy

Define the following high‑level categories to organise products:

1. **Tufting guns** – cut‑pile, loop‑pile and combination guns (AK‑V, AK‑I, AK‑II, AK Duo, manual tools, pneumatic models etc.).
2. **Primary backing** – polyester‑cotton, cotton or polyester cloth with marked lines; durable and easy to stretch.
3. **Yarn** – 100% New Zealand wool on cones, available in dozens of colours.
4. **Starter kits** – bundles containing a tufting gun, frame, backing cloth, glue and trimming tools.
5. **Frames & grippers** – adjustable frames, carpet grippers and stretcher bars for mounting cloth.
6. **Secondary backing & glue** – secondary canvas, anti‑slip backing, latex and PVA glues, twill tape and edge‑bonding tapes for finishing rugs.
7. **Shearing/trimming & rug carving** – clippers, duckbill scissors, electric carving scissors and shearing machines.
8. **Wall hanging & presentation** – display frames, stretcher bars, hanging hardware and wire.
9. **Other essential tools** – threading tools, yarn winders, combs, spring balancers, gear protectors, sample cards and other accessories.
10. **Spare parts** – replacement scissors, blades, adapters and mechanical components for tufting guns.
11. **Punch needle supplies** – manual punch needle tools, gripper strips and cloth.
12. **Giftshop** – gift cards and novelty items.

## Answering guidelines

- **Tone & style:** Write clearly and helpfully. Use concise sentences and avoid embellishment. Do not promise unrealistic outcomes; base all statements on the site’s official information.
- **Accuracy:** Never invent product specifications, prices or stock levels. If information is missing, encourage the user to check the official product page.
- **Safety:** Follow safety instructions from Tufting Academy manuals; emphasise eye protection, stable frames, and ventilation when applying adhesives. Do not provide electrical repair advice; refer users to the support team for repairs.
- **Policies:** When asked about shipping, returns or warranties, summarise `/llm/shipping-returns.md` but defer to the canonical policy pages when necessary.
- **Pricing & availability:** Prices may change and some products or colours may be sold out. Verify current availability on https://tuftingshop.com.
- **Locale awareness:** Respond in English or Dutch based on user language. For EU customers, prices include VAT; for non‑EU customers, import duties or VAT may apply.
- **Content freshness:** Product catalog updates weekly; policies reviewed quarterly. Check `last_review_iso8601` before relying on cached information.