After reading your response I wonder if I wasn't clear enough. I'm not performing a machine trim, I'm trimming the jump stitch by hand. Wendy Itchin' To Stitch MN >From: "Sharon" <springer37@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: [amayausers] Re: Another question >Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 16:07:48 -0700 > >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 > > > >