This message was posted by signman 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/3/260.html#000001 It's a 'stole', just like a 'mink stole'... use one of the wooden hoops wide enough for your 12" embroidery, and hoop it with a large enough piece of cutaway (3 oz.) to go all 4 sides. Sew your design right on this...and then carefully cut it out with 1/2" or so spacing to make an 'opening' in your backing. Use a marker and mark your 'center' on the hoop AND the backing material, so you can unhoop it and rehoop in the same spot. Now you can use adhesive spray to hold down a piece of tearaway just large enough to cover that hole, and rehoop with your stole in place, if the hoop leaves a 'hoop burn mark' on the satin, leave the backing hooped, and spray on the BACKING just a light coating of adhesive to hold the satin in place. Instead of hooping the stole, just press it into place using your lineup marks with a piece of tearaway across the hole. Now you can sew the design, lift off the stole and the tearaway, and go right to the next one with another piece of tearaway. =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================