This message was posted by Aaron 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/2/307.html#000003 I'll chime in here. One of my contract customers is a Carhartt dealer and lets me order on his account so we do hundreds of fronts and back every year for christmas. We use the regular 5.9 or 7.1 round hoops when possible and use the hooptech clamping system when there are inside pockets or when we are going above the outside pocket. We use double thick wood hoops for the backs. I sew them the same as anything else and don't have any troubles with them. They can be bulky so you just have to be careful. Hoop the backs upsidedown so you don't have to deal with the arms of the jacket causing extra bulk around the machine. =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================