Are you sewing on fleece? If so I only hoop a washaway on the bottom then baste the hood with washaway on top. Hope this helps ")

Personally I like sticky tear away on the bottom and WSS on top w/ a basting stitch

I don't hoop hardly anything anymore, just the stabilizer. Then baste the item to the stabilizer with digitized basting stitches.

I hope that you are not sewing the actual childs'? names on the hoodies where they are visible. That would be asking for trouble. Better to put names in a non visible part of the garment for I D purposes only. For safey reasons only ever put designs or non I.D. words on the visible parts of the garments.

I do the same as the others suggested: hoop stabilizer and fix the article with basting stitches, which one of my machines can doe automatically and else I pin or hand baste. No hoop marks to get rid of afterwards and ideal for unhoopable items.

U have some helpful answers here *4U

Sorry to be a blond,please what is a hoodie,i live AUS. *4U

Thanks to all of you for your helpful info.

I too use the sticky back on the back and WSS on the top. but I agree I wouldn't put a name on the garment so the child could be called by name by a stranger. Why not just put the initial of the first name or a 3 letter monogram. .( I don't hoop much anymore either , I use sticky back or magnahoop ) A flower for you