That's awful! I worry about breaking the machine, too. Mary Mary Buckle Shuffletown Embroidery Charlotte, NC 704-398-1273 -----Original Message----- From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Avalon Embroidery & Apparel Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 10:52 AM To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [amayausers] leaving the machine alone Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Oh I left my machine alone once while sewing out a wool letterman's jacket and the hoop separated and ruined the jacket! I had to buy the customer a new jacket. Now I use clamps on the hoops while doing jobs like that and I do not leave her unattended when sewing expensive items! Barbara phone: 760-331-7761 email: <mailto:AvalonLogoWear@xxxxxxx> AvalonLogoWear@xxxxxxx web: <http://www.avalonlogowear.com> www.avalonlogowear.com -- No attachments (even text) are allowed -- -- Type: image/jpeg -- File: image001.jpg =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list =========================================================== =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================