Sarah, I also like to trim the jump stitches as I am doing the design. In this way there is no change that the jump stiches get sewn over by the rest of the design. Hugs Yvonne

I know they are so annoying, sometimes unavoidable sometimes avoidable. I use my Lit Up magnifying glasses to help me see them I am still looking for those super thin and narrow scissors that cut at the point (and I have at least 15 small scissors!)

Sorry I can't answer the question but I realy dislike all those jump stitches. I usually mark the design and don't stitch it again. I may be wrong, but I don't see why the digitizer would leave those in there. I have had that problem with designs I bought as well as the free ones. Stitching should be fun, and to me....that's not fun.

good light, good sight and good luck and a design or project worth the effort

I hate the tiny stitches between the letters when I stitch text. I poke my seam ripper into them to cut. My machine cuts the longer ones itself but then leaves little tufts of bobbin thread on the back.

some times they are just not digitized just right and they still are pretty.. but I mark those designs with a pen.. I usually have pictures of my designs and do not stitch them again or remove the straight away.. yes embroidery should be fun that that is to much work.. I hate having to watch each stitch..

I hate jump stitches, some are unavoidable but a lot can be avoided. Is there a way to connect your dots? Depends a bit on the colour you're using wheteher tiny ones are visible. Otherwise you'd better choose an order that gives longer jumps as these are easier to cut.
My machine cuts the jumps. I've seen one design in DBC that had over 300 jumps - no way I'll ever try to sew that out. The back would look like a long haired animal with all the tufts and it slows the machine down to a miserable pace.

If I am using a background color other than white or yellow, I grab a fabric marker and just dot at the jump stitch with the tip of the marker. It blends in (if it is really short it doesn't show as much as trying to clip 2 ends of a tiny thread does) and takes less time. No one but another ME person would ever notice! Doesn't work on really lite colors w/darker threads, but red, blue, black, green etc. works very well. Linda

I have found that if you slip a piece of clear water soluable stabilizer on top of the design it is at least easier to slip your scissor under the jump stitch to trim. You don't accidentally cut into the design and it is a good use for those odd shape scraps Hope this makes sense.

I usually cut as I go along, but some just has to stay, and Sometimes, between tiny dots, it does not seem to be offputting to customers. I try not to stitch fine jumpstitched designs, but again some are just too pretty not to stitch.

Thankfully my machine (6needle BMP8) cuts the jumps for me. But if the design has a ton of jumps, I rarely stitch it out. If it is well digitized, there shouldn't be a lot of jumps anyway.

I use rachap's idea to float WSS on the top of the design. It really facilitates locating/snipping the jumps and IMO gives a finished look to the finished design.

I usually cut as I go along. My machine cuts them underneath, so I don't have to worry about that. But the small ones between lettering I have sometimes left as they are so close it's difficult to cut.

My machine will cut the jump stitches if I set it up that way. Sometimes I turn the feature off because the back is a little messier.

I always cut the jump stitches between color changes. That way at the end I have less to contend with. Hugs, Mary

I hate jump stitches with a passion. I try to cut them inbetween colour changes but I so wish I had a machine that does it for me. xx

Buy a brother pr600 or pr1000 this will trim the jumps for you. I am joking Sarah. When I was using a single needle machine I would do exactly what you are doing, trim as I go. I still get some jumps between dots on the pr machines, in my opinion the best way to tackle them is only trim the ones that really need to be trimmed.

My current machine cuts them for me (Quattro) but before this machine I would cut them right away. For tiny ones - like between small letters - I do not cut them most times - they almost blended into the design. And I turn of the auto-cut function on things like that now too.

I also snip them at color changes. I hate a design with a lot of jump stitches and wonder what was the digitizer thinking! Meri

Thank you ladies for all your answers. The designs I had sewn out had masses of dots with jump stitches in between. With your help I have managed. I used a seam ripper to lift the jump stitches and then cut with a pair of curved scissors. Good light is certainly a must. *** 4 all. Hugs Sarah.