tufting

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of tuft

plural tuftings

1. A tuft.

   We checked out a large selection of Native handicrafts, including mukluks made of seal or reindeer skin and lined with fur, medicine spirit stones, and moose hair tuftings.

   2012, Herb Williams, North to Alaska with a No-Account Cat

2. A type of stitching passing through a quilt or mattress to hold the filling in place. See tuft for images.