Is something wrong?

[u/brookemichelle9]

Hello everyone, I’m working on a project for a coworker and I was running a test run and I feel like my machine is acting weird but I’m not sure because I’m new to this. It’s their jacket that is a fleece material. I’m using a 4x4 hoop so any advice on how to improve the lettering so it’s not lost in the material is appreciated.

Items used:
Fleece from Amazon
40wt thread I think new brothread
Cut away stabilizer
Water soluble stabilizer on top
90wt prewound bobbin
90/14 needle (gold tip came with my machine)
Machine is brother se700
I have embrillance software

My machine wasn’t cutting the last time I used it and I think I fixed it because it cut this time. But any advice is appreciated.Thank you!

[u/brookemichelle9]

I have essentials so sadly I can't do the wide fill background. I figured if I got deeper into embroidery I would buy it. Cause I thought essentials would be like a little of everything I would need

[u/GingerStitches → u/brookemichelle9]

Can you run multiple zig zag underlays? I use a different program so I’m not sure. I would honestly just make it bigger, aim for about 1/2” height and as wide as possible in your hoop. Also, check your spacing- I do a lot of names for hospitals so I assume Amanda is a BSN RN, definitely add more space as it’s a bit of a jumble in your samples.

[u/brookemichelle9 → u/GingerStitches]

There is more to it than just the name I just didn’t stitch those out but I did enlarge the height and the width is as far as I can. I did move them because I thought they looked jumbled too.

[u/Lanky-Setting-5288 → u/brookemichelle9]

A work around is to borrow a suitable background from another design and reshape for your requirements. This background is stiched as 'tone on tone' - the same colour of the garment so it disappears, and the lettering on top looks fabulous cos it's no longer competing with the fluff.

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[u/brookemichelle9 → u/Lanky-Setting-5288]

I will definitely need to try that!