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Hi, I downloaded a fantastic dragon from this site and tried to embroider it this evening. (I am very new to this). The fabric I used was a tweed/wool type fabric (not overly heavy). It started of brilliantly, but when the stitch needed the needle to go left to right for a largish section, the fabric in the hoop was getting looser and looser and all the stitches become distorted so I had to stop the machine. I tried it again on another fabric with a thin iron on stabilizer (which after reading your forum was probably too light weight), and again the fabric worked loose and it all went wrong. I wondered if anyone else has problems with the fabric working loose and how I can solve this problem. I try and get the fabric as tight as I can in the hoop, but I can never get it 'drum tight' as it tells me to do in my machines instruction book. Any suggestions for the best type of fabric I should use as a beginner so that I get some success. Thanks