In trying to solve too many fraying thread breaks, I've noticed that after sewing some amount of stitches (ballpark 1000), the material in the hoop is no longer taut. When initially hooped the material was taut, in the "middle" of sewing am noticing the material is no longer taut. The outer ring has NOT loosened up, even tried a screwdriver to tighten the outer ring. The material being embroidered is knit, with a fusible poly mesh backing - so it should be stable. Any thoughts how to stop this. Terri Embroidery Creations =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================