Make sure you have filtered out short stitches. Is the thread breaks on the same needles? or part of the design? Are the eyes of the needles about 5-8 degrees turned to the right? Just a couple of things that I would start with.. John A Golden Stitch --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: amayausers-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: amayausers-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx