This message was posted by Juli in Kona 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/2/1355.html#000007 Welcome to the wonderful world of embroidery! Did you digitize the cheerleader yourself? Is it in native ofm format? Or are all the parts showing "expanded"? Even if they are expanded, all is not lost. This is a little advance for a beginner, but, hey, you need it now, not later. So --- What I would do, if the object on the right show that they are expanded, is 1. make a copy of the part in question. So no you have two. 2. Using the first one in the list, this will be your underlay. Convert it to wireframe. 3 Using the Properties, set the density to something loose, like 1. Then set the stitch direction perpendicular to the top stitching which is your next object in the list. This is kind of trial and error. Maybe you can get away with a looser underlay than 1 - so maybe 1.2 or perhaps a heavier density like .7 or .8. It is so subjective, you just have to see what works for you. What you are doing here is treating a fill as an underlay - so, in this case you don't want an underlay to this object. If you are having problems understanding what I am saying, or if this doesn't fit your situation, write again. This is a solvable problem. Juli =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================