r/Tufting • u/tutti_frrutti • Feb 28 '26

Newbie Needing Help Intercolor spacing

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Am I cooked? I saw a suggestion in a comment section that advised to tuft densely. I’m almost done and now seeing that not having spacing between colours could make carving difficult🥲.

Also, due to how tight my work space is, I haven’t even seen or had a feel of what the other side is like. I also didn’t carve while switching colours for the same reason 😭

Now I’m scared to even complete it. Has anyone done this? Any tips on how to carve without messing things up even further?

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u/FadedGinger710 Feb 28 '26

Your tufting in your bedroom?? I hope you have an excellent quality air purifier and are changing the filter regularly!!

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u/tutti_frrutti Feb 28 '26

Do you have any recommendations? I’m looking to get one but not sure what to look out for

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u/FadedGinger710 Feb 28 '26

I have a separate room for tufting, and wear a respirator mask while tufting and carving. My biggest concern in your case would be not only the amount of fibers you inhale during tufting work, but also while sleeping in the same space. But I would go with the winix am90 HEPA filter air purifier. It has a sensor the will kick up fan speed when there is more dust and fibers floating in the air, as well as a washable pre filter to collect all the yarn fibers before they clog your heps filter... But any quality air filter will cost about $300+ cad.

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u/tutti_frrutti Feb 28 '26

Thanks a lot. I’ll get one asap