Strong guidance
Staff provide training, check in regularly and support first-timers throughout the rug-making process.
Tufting Time
Jumeirah
Tufting Time is an amusement center in Jumeirah built around hands-on tufting workshops. You choose a rug size, design and yarn colours, learn to use the tufting gun, then create a personal rug with guidance from the team.
Reputation Score
4.9
★★★★★
317 ratings
Source: Google Maps
The Good Stuff
Creative choice
Visitors choose their rug size, design and wool colours, making the finished piece genuinely personal.
Family friendly
Children can learn the process with patient assistance, including during birthday parties and family visits.
Well organised
The Jumeirah branch is described as spacious, comfortable, clean and organised, with tools and materials ready to use.
Party format
Birthday parties can include preselected designs, a demonstration, tufting, food, games, cake and photos with the completed rugs.
Good materials
One visitor specifically praised the quality of the materials used for the rugs.
Tips for a Better Visit
Allow time. Allow much longer than two hours for a large or detailed rug; one visitor needed 11 hours across three trips.
Choose early. For parties, choose the children’s rug designs in advance so the session can start with a demonstration and tufting.
Check age. Ask about suitability for younger children: the recommended age was 9+, though staff helped a group including a seven-year-old.
Expect exercise. Wear yourself in for a hands-on activity: the gun is heavy and tufting can feel like an arm workout.
Confirm cost. For a small rug, one visitor reported paying 260 AED; confirm the current price when booking.
Plan the visit
Practical details
Jumeirah - Jumeirah 1 - Dubai
Jumeirah - Jumeirah 1, Dubai
| Mon | 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
| Tue | 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
| Wed | 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
| Thu | 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
| Fri | 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
| Sat | 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
| Sun | 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
Popular Mentions
Tufting workshop
The core experience is a guided tufting workshop where visitors make their own rug from a chosen design and yarn colours.
Summer camp
A summer camp participant created several designs with guidance from instructors throughout the process.
Common Concerns
Time intensive
Larger or detailed rugs can take far longer than a couple of hours; one project took about 11 hours over three trips.
Physical effort
The tufting gun can feel heavy, and the activity has been described as tiring or an arm workout.
Warm space
One visitor found the air conditioning insufficient, especially when the venue was crowded.
Customer-reported prices
These are customer-reported mentions, not a current price list. Prices may have changed.
260aed
small one
“Cost was 260aed for a small one, and I think it’ll take about 3 hours or so”Google review · November 2025
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The Bottom Line
Tufting Time in Jumeirah is a hands-on creative activity where you design and make your own rug. Sessions include choosing a rug size, drawing or selecting a design, picking yarn colours and learning to handle the tufting gun. It works for solo visits, couples, families and groups looking for something more involving than a typical outing.
The staff are the main strength. Reviews describe regular check-ins, clear demonstrations and patient help for beginners, while children are supported without taking the whole project away from them. Birthday parties are particularly well organised: children can choose designs beforehand, tuft for around an hour and a half, then have food, games, cake and a photo with their completed rugs.
Younger children may be accommodated, but the stated recommended age is nine and above. Plan for a substantial time commitment rather than a quick drop-in. A small rug was reported at 260 AED, while one large, detailed design took about 11 hours over three visits.
The tufting gun can be heavy and tiring, and one customer found the space too warm when busy because the AC was not cold enough. If you want a personal souvenir and enjoy making things from scratch, the process seems rewarding; just choose your design and schedule with care.