This message was posted by Sewfly on AmayaUsers.com. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY VIA EMAIL. Instead, respond to the thread on the WEBSITE by clicking here: http://www.amayausers.com/boards/ultimatebb.php?/topic/1/64.html#000009 Steve, If your Amaya is not an XT, then to sew hats, usually the needle plate is changed to a raised needle plate (may have it backwards). Centering the needle plate is necessary. When I had my pre-XT machines, I could tighten my plates down WHERE I positioned them. Susan Sewfly Embroidery =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================