Hello, inobu has just posted in the Embroidery / How Do I? forum of AmayaUsers Discussion Boards under the title of best needle for small text? and performance material question. This thread is located at http://www.amayausers.com/discussion/showthread.php?5564-best-needle-for-small-text-and-performance-material-question Here is the message that has just been posted: *************** Mike, I am new to the embroidery world and have been on a steep learning curve. Embroidery stitching is basically a tug-o-war between the top thread and the bobbin thread. The bobbin thread is suppose to win by 2/3rds. Hence the three color stripe results on the backing. When you see the bobbin thread on top that means that the top needle pulled the bobbin thread through. Small text is tricky because there is not much time/space between each top needle penetration stitches which needs to be countered by bobbin tension. The remedy is to control this may be found in a TOWA Bobbin Tension Gauge. Attachment 2 (http://www.amayausers.com/discussion/attachment.php?attachmentid=2) With this gauge you can control the bobbin tension with precision. We can control the top thread via the amaya but the bobbin is just a guess. Inobu *************** =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================