I think you should try a sample with cut away backing used the normal way and see if it does the same thing. I would turn on underlay so that it attached the fabric to the backing as it sews , but I have a feeling that your fusible backing isn't as stable as you may think it is. Just a hunch. Ron Vinyard Body Cover / Magic Stitches 1-888-435-0176 541-471-1504 Fax 541-471-0427 420 SW H Street, Grants Pass, OR 97526-2532 info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.bodycoverdesign.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee or Terri Hoover" <lhoover2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 11:49 AM Subject: [amayausers] Re: Hoop - Hooping Question > 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 > > =========================================================== > > =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================