John, I forgot to address your other two questions. Sticky backing for Fast Frames... we only buy the good stuff from "FastFrames.com". We tried some generic stuff once and it wasn't worth the time, effort, or cost savings. Melco does offer Square hoops. They are in the specialty hoop section of their Melco Mart catalog. I think they have 3", 4" and 5" sizes but I'd have to check to be sure. They cost about the same as the round hoops - $32 bucks a piece. In fact, if I had known this myself at the time, I would have liked to have ordered these with the last Amaya I bought instead of the round hoops. I don't have any experience with square hoops but I could imagine where they would come in handy. Ed Orantes Amaya Technician/Owner New Orleans, La. cell: 504-258-6260 shop: 504-EMBROIDery emservice@xxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of John Yaglenski Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 10:43 PM To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [amayausers] Backing Suppliers & Hooping It's time to restock the ship with backing and I'd thought I'd post before I order. We do a lot of polos and tshirts. The more I have gotten into the business, the more I look at the way others do things. I have noticed on Pique and T-shirts most everything is double backed. We even embroidered some names on sweatshirts today that had been done by someone else and even they were double backed. So, my questions... When do you double back things (if you do) and what kind and weight backing do you use? Tear Away, Cut Away? Who is the best Supplier for backing. We need some Cut Away, Solvy and Sticky Backing for the fast frames we got with the amaya? Who has the best product (most important) at the most reasonable prices? On the Hooping front... My wife and I just cant get used to the round hoops. Seems we are always getting sew outs slightly slanted. Our brother machine had square hoops which were easy to line up on polos. Is there some trick someone has, or will a hooping device solve the issue? Thanks as always for the great advice. I am learning a ton. - - - - - - - - John Yaglenski Levelbest Embroidery I: www.levelbestembroidery.com P: 240.422.1321 F: 781.998.6473