Wendy, the way you have it set will ensure that the tie off will happen anytime there is a trim between letters..... Rod Rod Springer Melco Trained Technician/Owner (Design Shop Pro+ Digitizing) Boise, ID (208) 938-3038 springer37@xxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Itchin To Stitch" <itchin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Amaya User Group" <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 3:18 PM Subject: [amayausers] Another question > Herb Acree was kind enought to teach me a little trick with the Design Shop lettering and I hope what I've done is okay and won't cause my letters to unravel. I'm using Micro Block Large CP for some lettering and was having to do a lot of trims because of the spacing my customer wants. My trimmer has not been cooperating with me lately so I tried moving the entry and exit point of the letters to give them a longer tail for hand trimming. When I sewed it out it worked like a charm but my concern is unraveling stitches. Back in Feb of '04 another user posted that this font does not have a lock stitch and will unravel if the jump stitch is hand trimmed. Is this true? If so what can I do to prevent this from happening when I hand trim? I set my lock/trim tab to tie-in & off always on this lettering. Will this do or is there something else to do? When I trimmed my sample I tugged a little on the tails after I trimmed one side and they seem secure. Any suggestions are most welcome! > Thanks, > Wendy Solomonson > Itchin' To Stitch > Arlington, MN > (507)964-2224 >