Hi Wendy, I shared your delima with Rod and his first question is what lock stitch are you using on the lettering? If not 5, try it if you have the capability. Sharon Rod Springer Melco Trained Technician/Owner (Design Shop Pro+ Digitizing) Boise, ID (208) 938-3038 springer37@xxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Itchin To Stitch" <itchin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Amaya User Group" <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 9:16 PM Subject: [amayausers] Trimmer problems > I hope the group can point me in the right direction on this one. I have a design I'm sewing on a jacket back and I've had continual problems with the trimmer not trimming completely at a trim. It's a thin nylon jacket with jersey knit lining, full back design of an outlined dancer and lettering. The lettering is the culprit. I'm using my large wooden rectangular hoop, one pc. of light tearaway, material thickness of 5, 70/10 sharp (new) and slowed the machine down to reduce flagging. I've tried other needles on the machine and the same thing happens with this design. I have to babysit the machine while it sews the lettering to make sure the trims happen. Everytime I get an incomplete trim I have to pull a piece of thread that gets caught in the trimmer. I've looked at the operators manual in troubleshooting but didn't see anything on the trimmer. Any ideas on this. It seems I have this problem when I sew on nylon fabric. I've got to sew three more jackets and it takes me for > ever to get through them. > TIA, > Wendy > Itchin' To Stitch > MN >