THanks all, the support and good suggestions are so greatly appreciated I can hardly begin to say. Especially the chocolate. I think I need to find out who is in my area, I only know one other person who is geographically awfully distant, and not available right now anyway. Guess I should go visiting other shops. But the best advice is, not sewing on customer-supplied items. That would at least partially solve the problem (my wholesale for towels being I am sure far less than retail at Rest. Hard.!). Carol Brussel Brussel Embroidery Denver