This is due to the "push" and "pull" of the fabric. You need to make sure you have a good "underlay" under the embroidery to help hold the fabric in place. Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 8:02 PM Subject: [amayausers] Re: Gaps in embroidery > This message was posted by sschroed2 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/8/46.html > > I was wondering if anyone might be able to tell me why I'm getting gaps in > my embroidery. I have a graphic that I auto digitized and when it sews > out it has several areas where it stitches top down, stops goes to another > area then comes back to the same area and stitches bottom up. Problem is > it leaves a gap between the top and the bottom. Design shop does not show > a gap, it looks perfect. > > I have tried changing stitch direction, angles, density, with and without > solvy and nothing seems to improve it. I'm sewing on a 10oz sweatshirt. > I have checked the pressure foot height, changed needles, changed bobbins, > doesn't seem to matter what I do it will not fill in the gap. I have > watched it sew and it is truly is just not sewing across that area. The > gap is to large to cover with a color pen. The sweatshirt is Heather gray > and the thread is a medium blue so it really shows. > > Any ideas? Any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > Sue Schroeder > =========================================================== > > 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 ===========================================================