Hello, MJ has just posted in the Guest Relations forum of AmayaUsers Discussion Boards under the title of Is it ok to ask very novice level questions?. This thread is located at http://www.amayausers.com/discussion/showthread.php?5737-Is-it-ok-to-ask-very-novice-level-questions Here is the message that has just been posted: *************** I'm not as much of an expert as some of the people are in this group, but I've had my Amaya for a few years and have been embroidering for 13 years (Brother PR600). I've never heard of master hooper, but I looked at their website and I don't see anything special about them. A lot of people in this group, including myself, like the Magic hoops. They're the very strong magnetic ones which eliminate having to screw tighten like other hoops. I've never heard of a different hoop to use on the Amaya for caps? There's an older and newer version--you'll obviously get the newer version. Using the regular Amaya hoops, I don't see it as any easier or any harder than home machines. But I really love the magnetic Magic hoops--so easy to hoop and they're so strong, you can even use them with heavy items likes jackets and tote bags, etc. As you'll see if you read older posts from this group, it's not a great idea to use spray adhesives and stuff like that a lot. It will gum things up and ha ve an effect on the running of your machine. Just a few of my thoughts... Welcome to the group! *************** =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================