This message was posted by Linda H 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/ultimatebb.php?/topic/2/1070.html#000009 I don't know if you have this available to you but at our shop I always use a hat press before I sew on any caps. It helps calm down the front, I find that it helps when the cap moves right and left with the presser foot, keeps it smooth and helps a lot with registration. Make sure the hat is hooped tight and backing is important. We sew designs that we've used for a left chest and reduce a little to sew on a hat. We never run our machine above 900 for hats and use sharps. Is the design you are using from a Dakota book or is it just lettering? Sometimes removing some fill helps with too many stitches on top of the other. Linda =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================