this can be something that you ought to find out little one you sign a contract that has a local company. what the stay stitch does is to just hold the fabric in place, nice and flat, so that you can work with it as usual. for me it's the head (2). its hard to see how you can address or stop that process. it will take you a bit more than half an hour to assemble, but it’s doable within a short enough period. we want to keep you as our valued customer for years to come. 