This message was posted by Steve I 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/2/1302.html#000004 I did some of these a few years ago on my EMT Machine. use 80/12 sharps, even though it's paper the way it is woven tends to deflect the needle at the edges of the strands. I would start out at about 600spm and go up from there. Be ready for some racket the "straw" is pretty hard. Adjust your density to get just enough coverage, too dense will cut the hat. Have fun, Steve Trinity Embroidery =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================