This message was posted by ckramer 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/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?/topic/2/1551.html#000004 Sometimes adding your own underlay in the same colors as the finish stitches can help to knock down the pile and by adding this same colored background will allow you to lighten the density of those larger fill stitch areas and still provide coverage. Take Gregory's advice and play with it on an old towel to see how much you can reduce the density and still provide good coverage. Careful that you don't make up the entire difference of reducing density by the added underlay or you defeat the purpose. Good Luck! =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================