Thanks Herb, I will try that tonight. Mike HK Acree wrote: >Mike, >When you go into lettering properties you can place color changes in between >the letters. You already knew that. I would include the letter that is half >on/off and the one/s on the seam and make them there own color. Then bump >the mat thickness up for that color. To sum up, not all the lettering is the >same color on your screen. AMAYA does not care. Assign your needles >according to what you want them to do. I'll be gone for about an hour. Let >me know if you need help. > >Herb >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Mike Garber" <agraphic2@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 8:59 AM >Subject: [amayausers] Re: Hat Seams > > > > >>Herb, >>I wanted to do that, but, not the whole word is not on the seam. In >>fact, there is a letter in the word that is 1/2 on and 1/2 off the seam. >> >>Mike >> >> >> >>HK Acree wrote: >> >> >> >>>Mike, >>>This is a perfect time to use settings by colors. Place color changes in >>>the >>>small lettering to isolate the letter on the seam. Then work the material >>>thickness for that letter/color separately. Takes some work with your >>>color >>>changes to get it right but once you do you will like it. Hope this helps. >>> >>>Herb >>>Royal Embroidery >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Mike Garber" <agraphic2@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>To: "amayausers list" <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 8:25 AM >>>Subject: [amayausers] Hat Seams >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>I have a design I'm sewing on a Richardson 585 hat. It has very small >>>>letters on top of a satin stitch that runs at an angle across the seam >>>>of the hat. The part of the letters on the seam are thinner than the >>>>rest. I increased the pull comp. on letters on the bottom running >>>>across the seam to get rid of the distortion. I also moved the material >>>>thickness from 13 to 14 and it helped a little. >>>> >>>>Does anyone have a trick to make the small letters look even? >>>> >>>>Mike >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > > > >