tufting

/T AH1 F T IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    To provide or decorate with a tuft or tufts.

  2. 2

    To form into tufts.

  3. 3

    To secure and strengthen (a mattress, quilt, etc.) with tufts.

  4. 4

    To be formed into tufts.

noun
  1. 1

    A tuft.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tuft, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tufting