This message was posted by buddajean 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/3/521.html#000004 Thanks for the replies. Have been busy, so haven't checked back. I have been embroidering for over 15 years. Started on one of those home machines, and moved from an EP1 to EM1 to EMC1 and now the Amaya. I did have about 7 hours of training, but time is limited right now, as I teach sewing full time. I know I need more training, but am constantly testing. The fabric I am working on is a shiny polyester fleece. My rep told me to wrap my hoop with tape (17x14 hoop-rect). The design does fit the hoop. I have it hooped tightly with the screw tightened so the material is taught. I have tried both sharp and ball point to see if it would make a difference. Nothing! It is a professionally digitized design from Dalco and just has a zigzag stitch, no satin. There just doesn't seem to be enough thread, and I have tried at least 5 different settings. It works just perfect on my old EMC1---but I want to use the new Amaya. I appreciate any other suggestions. What brand and size of needle do you like the best? Thanks for the help. Really appreciated. budda =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================