no avail, called my Husqvarna lady and she says (just like our own cutie said) you almost always need to use black bobbin thread when using black top thread on embroideries. I've been doing it ever since and things look so good. What a difference. Also I've begun using black fine tip marker to hit the small spots that are sometimes missed. Somehow again I thought I was doing something wrong, but I think it's in the digitizing (?) when the lines just don't meet. Anyway thought this might give some other new cuties a heads up on making good of a slightly less than perfect situation. Enjoy :-)