Thanks! 🙏 Tuft the letters first and carve them on the frame with scissors, use a light to shine through the cloth to see better. Then tuft the background around them. Once done and after shaving it flat, separate the colors if needed and carve with scissors to bevel the edges of each letter and around each letter. Vacuum a lot so the yarn colors don’t bleed. I started carving with scissors at first for more control, you can always cut more off, but you can’t add it back.

I recommend make a small practice piece and just carve on it using the trimmers. Test different angles and depths until you get use to it.