I have run a couple of Dakota's designs over 100k stitches on jacketbacks before. It seems like they run all day with all the color and thread changes before they are finished but they look wonderful when you see the finished product. I even did a 95k stitch design on the front of a sweatshirt for myself. From: "Ron & Patrice Thompson" <pokeme.embroidery@xxxxxxxxx> To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 13:52:46 -0800 Aaron, I sure wish we could see you finished product. 4 hours is a very long time to sew a design. Ron Thompson Poke-Me Embroidery San Jose, CA On 2/24/06, Linen Barn <linen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >So I just finished sewing my 217k car logo and it only took 4 hours with 0 >thread breaks running at 1000 SPM. I ran this design about a year ago >before the new rollers and auto acti-feed feature at 1200 spm and it would >average 5-6 thread breaks and take over 5 hours. I thought it was >interesting how I can sew it slower yet having no thread breaks makes it >go >faster. > >I just put the 2nd one on so we will see if we can get through another w/o >any breaks. > >It does take 5 or 6 bobbin replacement :) > >Aaron Sargent >The Linen Barn >linen@xxxxxxxxxxx >541-770-2957 >Medford, OR