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This study is an initial attempt to investigate the dialog between knitting and tufting. The approach is to experiment with different knitting techniques for different results and subsequently use the tufting as a decorative shaping tool for the knitted fabric. By using the method of trial and error, the goal was to find criteria to make the material lead. Subsequently, this study questions the common way of tufting by bringing an element of stretchy into the execution. The thesis shows the development of an alternative backing for tufting to make a wearable fabric for fashion. It was concluded that it is possible to tuft in a knitted fabric as long as the fabric has tension. The criteria for executing this method were that the knitted fabric can not be too sparsely knitted and one has to use the loop-tufting gun to be able to make stitches.