embroidery is addictive warning warning-----------cut yourself a piece of plain paper 1]4x4 +1]5x7---remember you can have the 7 as width5 as depth---match these shapes with your block sizes it will make your choices easir---personally i would not have less than 5x7---------threads if you can get a thred comparison chart [robinson+anton have a great one]then from day one[i didnt regrets++]keep a record of what you have+ what you want