Update- Since trying to post the message below (we weren't signed up yet), I did some research through past archives of the list and found helpful comments related to small lettering and some confidence builders as far as the Amaya's capabilities. I would still welcome any tips from folks using the Hoop-Tech clamping system, as it seems to me: if you do something wrong, it could wreak havoc on the machine. Thanks..... Hello- Does anyone on the list have experience with the Hoop-Tech clamping hoop system and using it with the Amaya? I am relatively new to all of this, but I do know that I don't like 'sticky'. So the clamping arrangement seemed to make better sense to me. However, I was already frustrated with small lettering, and this has taken me to a new level! We need to do small flags on sleeves and a website/telephone number on the yokes of some work shirts and it is driving me crazy... Sincerely, David & Lisa O'Connor O'Connor & Co. Custom Embroidery Westerville, OH