diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index f853755..d4d4eca 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ fn main() {
     let container = {
         let points = vec![
             (0.0, -250.0), //
-            (-500.0, 0.0), //
-            (0.0, 250.0),  //
             (500.0, 0.0),  //
+            (0.0, 250.0),  //
+            (-500.0, 0.0), //
         ];
 
         // let points = vec![
@@ -142,17 +142,36 @@ fn main() {
         //     (0.0, 250.0),    //
         // ];
 
-        let mut points = vec![];
-        for i in 0_u16..=180 {
-            let i = f32::from(i);
-            points.push((
-                30.0 * i,
-                800.0 * (8.0 * i / 180.0 * std::f32::consts::PI).sin(),
-            ));
-        }
-        points.push((30.0 * 180.0 / 2.0, 900.0));
-
-        circle_packing::shapes::Polyline::new(points).unwrap()
+        // let mut points = vec![];
+        // for i in 0_u16..=180 {
+        //     let i = f32::from(i);
+        //     points.push((
+        //         30.0 * i,
+        //         800.0 * (8.0 * i / 180.0 * std::f32::consts::PI).sin(),
+        //     ));
+        // }
+        // points.push((30.0 * 180.0 / 2.0, 900.0));
+
+        let mut poly = circle_packing::shapes::Polyline::new(points).unwrap();
+
+        let mut hole = circle_packing::shapes::Polyline::new(vec![
+            (0.0, -150.0), //
+            (400.0, 0.0),  //
+            (0.0, 150.0),  //
+            (-400.0, 0.0), //
+        ])
+        .unwrap();
+        hole.push_hole(
+            circle_packing::shapes::Polyline::new(vec![
+                (0.0, -50.0),  //
+                (300.0, 0.0),  //
+                (0.0, 50.0),   //
+                (-300.0, 0.0), //
+            ])
+            .unwrap(),
+        );
+        poly.push_hole(hole);
+        poly
     };
     let mut root = PackShape::new(container);
     root.color = 1 % settings.palette.len();
diff --git a/src/shapes.rs b/src/shapes.rs
index c669a75..cb6d5c8 100644
--- a/src/shapes.rs
+++ b/src/shapes.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ pub struct Circle {
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct Polyline {
     points: Vec<(f32, f32)>,
+    holes: Vec<Polyline>,
     cx: f32,
     cy: f32,
     bbox: Bbox,
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ impl Polyline {
         } else {
             let (mut cx, mut cy) = points[0];
             let mut bbox = Bbox::new(cx, cy);
-            for &(x, y) in &points[1..] {
+            for &(x, y) in points.iter().skip(1) {
                 bbox.expand(x, y);
                 cx += x;
                 cy += y;
@@ -169,15 +170,45 @@ impl Polyline {
                 cx,
                 cy,
                 bbox,
+                holes: vec![],
             })
         }
     }
+
+    /// as of now, hole must be completely contained in the polyline otherwise
+    /// it won't be added to the list of holes. This is to ensure the naive area
+    /// calculation is correct.
+    //
+    // TODO: clipping
+    pub fn push_hole(&mut self, hole: Polyline) -> bool {
+        let completely_contained = hole.points.iter().all(|&(x, y)| self.sdf(x, y) < 0.0);
+        if !completely_contained {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        self.holes.push(hole);
+        true
+    }
+
+    fn get_d(&self) -> String {
+        let mut d = format!("M {},{}", self.points[0].0, self.points[0].1);
+        for &(x, y) in self.points.iter().skip(1) {
+            d += &format!("L {},{}", x, y);
+        }
+        d += "Z";
+
+        for hole in &self.holes {
+            d += &hole.get_d();
+        }
+
+        d
+    }
 }
 
 impl Shape for Polyline {
     fn bbox(&self) -> Bbox {
         let mut bbox = Bbox::new(self.points[0].0, self.points[0].1);
-        for &(x, y) in &self.points[1..] {
+        for &(x, y) in self.points.iter().skip(1) {
             bbox.expand(x, y);
         }
         bbox
@@ -216,7 +247,13 @@ impl Shape for Polyline {
             }
         }
 
-        s * d.sqrt()
+        let mut d = s * d.sqrt();
+        for h in &self.holes {
+            let dd = h.sdf(x, y);
+            d = d.max(-dd);
+        }
+
+        d
     }
 
     fn area(&self) -> f32 {
@@ -230,7 +267,9 @@ impl Shape for Polyline {
             area += x0 * y1 - x1 * y0;
         }
 
-        area.abs() / 2.0
+        area = area.abs() / 2.0;
+
+        area - self.holes.iter().map(|h| h.area()).sum::<f32>()
     }
 
     fn random_point<R: Rng>(&self, rng: &mut R) -> (f32, f32) {
@@ -243,16 +282,12 @@ impl Shape for Polyline {
     }
 
     fn write_svg<W: Write>(&self, w: &mut W, fill: &str, stroke: &str) -> io::Result<()> {
-        let points = self
-            .points
-            .iter()
-            .map(|(x, y)| format!("{},{} ", x, y))
-            .collect::<String>();
-
         writeln!(
             w,
-            r#"<polyline points="{}" fill="{}" stroke="{}"/>"#,
-            points, fill, stroke
+            r#"<path d="{}" fill="{}" stroke="{}"/>"#,
+            self.get_d(),
+            fill,
+            stroke
         )
     }
 }