The XT will definitely handle your jacket back field requirements. Some comments . . . if you're not mechanically inclined, this may take the enjoyment out of your hobby. There is required maintenance involved. These machines are made to run for full days and not really a good idea to just let sit around. Training is a necessity and don't think you can take it out of the box and start sewing. Networking is involved and so is software. The XT has 16 needles which means you could handle a 16-color design without re-threading; however, if there are more than 16 colors in your design, you will need to organize your process. The XT is a high quality industrial embroidery machine. It might be more than you want and more than you want to be responsible for if this is just a hobby or crafting venture. Hope this helps. GF ----- Original Message ----- From: stitcher To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 12:49 PM Subject: [amayausers.com] Need advice I'm thinking of buying an Amaya XT and need some advice if I'm doing the right thing or not. I have 3 home machines which all work fine, but I want a machine with a "jacket-back-size" field. I know the XT has a 16 x 19 (or thereabouts) size field and I realize it is an expensive machine for someone not doing a lot of selling. But I want to make large cross-stitch pictures and splitting a design just doesn't work. My question is: Do you think this machine will accomplish what I want (30 to 50 color changes). I don't care about speed. I want quality and size. Would this machine be "too much machine" for a neophyte to handle? I'm not mechanically oriented, but then again this machine won't be running more than a few hours a week. Other than you probably think I'm just plain NUTZ, could you give me your opinions? Thanks, Stitcher =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================