This message was posted by Debbie Garifi on AmayaUsers.com. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY VIA EMAIL. Instead, respond to the thread on the WEBSITE by clicking here: http://www.amayausers.com/boards/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?/topic/2/1279.html#000007 Yes it does tear away very easily. It is in addition to whatever backing I use. The backing is hooped though with the garment and the wax paper is not. It does get stitched to the garment but it comes off much easier than even a tearaway. This is something that Helen Hart from Embroidery Line taught me when I first started and it is in her book(s) too. =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================