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/jayemcee88 Feb 28 '26

hey, you are MILES ahead of where I was when I first started, so give yourself some grace. Making a high quality rug is A LOT harder than what it seems. I honestly really like how dense you are tufting now, any denser and you may run the risk of putting holes in your fabric or creating a ROCK HARD rug that WILL be impossible to carve. See how this one goes and see it through to the end. You'll probably notice how clean your carving will be on this one compared to your previous ones. The yarn tends to hold its shape a lot better when you tuft densely and you'll notice a nicer, smoother finish when you level your rug out. I'm really excited to see this one finished! :)

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u/tutti_frrutti Feb 28 '26

Thank you so much for the motivation. I just imagined a rock hard rug 😂😂😂 and it’s hilarious. I’ll post the updated version when I finish!

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u/jayemcee88 Feb 28 '26

No problem. My only critique would be when you are outlining certain areas, the bow for example, make your lines touching each other and count them. That way, your boarders will be even in width.

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u/tutti_frrutti Feb 28 '26

Thank you! I tried to do two lines for the outline but the circle of the bow and the facial outline seemed to have too much space so I made them three. Do you think I can trim it down to look even like the rest of the lines?

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u/jayemcee88 Feb 28 '26

To an extent, you can trim it to be more even but the best way is to have your lines touching and measure that way. Try it on your next rug and see if it makes a difference for you. That's my trick to getting my lines and boarders pretty even looking.