When you are designing single color embroidery the holes in your design or the open or unembroidered areas are just as important as the embroidered areas. By leaving spaces in your design open you are adding emphasis to the areas which are embroidered. The design to the left is part of one of my newest collection called "Fantastic Flora" you can view it in its entirety at http://www.annthegran.com/kenparsons_index.html The entire collection was digitized in multiple colors but each design can also be run as a single color design.