Thom, Try 2 layers of backing. Makes the backing a little thicker but should help with the puckering. ALso make sure when you hoop them you get the tamborine effect. To loose and the design will be pushing on the loose parts of the shirt. Aaron Sargent The Linen Barn linen@xxxxxxxxxxx 541-770-2957 Medford, OR ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Roman" <troman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 9:05 AM Subject: [amayausers] Help on Puckering! > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > We're embroidering an assortment of 60 shirts, mainly Port Authority > shirts. > Combo of twill shirts 100% cotton and , oxford 60/40. We noticed a bit > late > puckering particularly on the lighter weight oxfords but also on the twill > shirts. We have Amaya XT 2005 version software, run on auto, used 3 ounce > cutaway. We have tried tightening the bobbin, loosening the bobbin and > hooping tighter. Any suggestions. My digitized says it is not the design > as > he use to run it on his Brother machines when I contracted out to him > before. > > Thanks > > Thom > > > > > > <http://www.thequantumgroup.net> > > The Quantum Group > Thomas Roman > Sales & Marketing > <mailto:troman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> troman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > <http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py?Pyt=Tmap&addr=26745+Queen+Court&csz=Murrie > ta%2C+CA+92563&country=us> 26745 Queen Court > Murrieta, CA 92563 > tel: 951-698-4970 > fax: 951-696-7040 > www.thequantumgroup.net > > > > > > > > <https://www.plaxo.com/add_me?u=8590034141&v0=195713&k0=649780103> Add me > to your address book... <http://www.plaxo.com/signature> Want a signature > like this? > > > > > > > -- No attachments (even text) are allowed -- > -- Type: image/jpeg > -- File: image001.jpg > >