How have you stabilized it? It might need 2 layers of iron on stabilizer. Sounds like the design might be a bit dense. It may not have been digitized for stretch fabric.Maybe you should also slip a piece of tear-away under the hoop.See if this solves the problem. Ricky

I'm not sure if this helps, but after I lay the garment on the stabilizer, I "secure" the item more with pins around the edge. Also, Shirlene hooked me up with the idea of putting a bastig stitch around the image. I don't have pulling or lumpiness anymore with the fabric. :-)

Good question ;) *2U

Like Ricky I prefer the iron on stabilizer for Tees & onesies & I also run basting stitches if I do not use iron on. Good luck with the next one. *4U

You have gotten my answers but I wanted to know how you are liking your new machine? A flower for you.

I don't hoop anything that stretches, I use a spray-on glue like '505' and glue the article down on 'stitch 'n tear' which holds it firm and you don't get stretching in the hoop. *4U

I like to hoop the poly mesh cutaway( 1 or 2 layers), spray with adhesive( baste or pin) and when finished, iron on knit interfacing on the inside. This keeps stitches from scratching baby.

You have several answers and as we all know, what works sometimes for one, doesn't work for the other, so try everything until you get the results you desire. I do lots of T's and onesies and I use adhesive spray to fix Polymesh Cut-A-Way that is cut bigger than my hoop. Therefore there is no stretching when the cut-a-way is adhered to the T shirt fabric and all hooped together. I also put a water soluable on top to keep the threads from burying down into the fabric. You can hoop the WSS or not.;)

chubbylilblkcat, I would use two layers of stabilizer's - if this had been the problem in the past - also use the basting around the outside edges of the design to secure it in place would also help. Hehehe! I see Teri already told you this. *4U