This message was posted by Rod or Sharon 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/ultimatebb.php?/topic/2/645.html#000001 If you have a standard Amaya ( Big Red) as the folks are calling them, these are pre-XT series machines. These machines use a raised needle plate and the presser foot foot would be all the way up and down a couple of clicks. If you have an XT Amaya, then it would be set all the way down and up a couple of clicks. These are the guidelines to go by.... Rod Springer Amaya Tech & Trainer =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================