This time I used 2 layers of the fusible mesh, 15 cm hoop, keyboard lettering (Cooper, .28 height, upper & lower case letters, 4.5 density, no underlay, 130% pull comp, no short stitches, stitch length 20 pt.; pressure foot all the way down, auto actifeed) It sewed just fine, however, before unhooping, checked the tautness - much too loose. The fabric is not pushing on the stabilizer as it sews. It's both the material and stabilizer since they are adhered to one another that is becoming flexible as it sews. Have another question, does one always have to make the fabric and stabilizer as thick as I just did? 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 ===========================================================