This message was posted by signman 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/1/565.html#000005 I'd set minimum stitch lenght to 10...and stitch density to 4.5 or HIGHER, not lower! Your hat is moving in 3 directions and you can't get as thick a density for lettering-that's where a lot of your thread breaks come from. Short stitches 'off', NO additional underlayment on the lettering unless your font 'list' tells you to, sew at 700-800 and raise it only until thread breaks start again, then back off. =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================