Madeira 1090 looks very close to 1293 on my thread wound Madeira shadecard and is available in 1000m. Might be a possibility?

I suggest that it's thread tension problem due to you reducing the embroidery size by 25% and  almost certainly not reducing the stitch density accordingly.
Try stitching the embroidery at 100% + does the problem recur?

Try reducing by 10%, same question

Usually the instruction manual will tell you the min/max sizes of fonts, some cannot  be seen successfully much smaller than supplied. You would need to choose a different font.

I have a pair of scarlet Gloria Vanderbilt jeans from 1978/9. As I remember, they were the first jeans cut specifically for ladies and have a white swan embroidered on the right front pocket. They're an 'old' size 10 - I was so skinny in my late teens, sigh, my DD wore them at a similar age and loved them too.
Also a Laura Ashley tiered floral skirt that I can't bear to part with although the elastic at the waist has perished. The oldest of all though are the two christening gowns, handmade by my great grandmother about 1905 and worn by 4 generations of baby girls (and my son - the first male child for at least 5 generations )  How she found the time to do embroidery, pintucks, broidery anglais and lace  - she was from Nottingham and was a lace maker- is beyond me.

@Iminei I trim the used stabiliser into rough rectangles and sew them together, using a long stitch and overlap of roughly 5mm.
I don't use my 'patchwork' for anything special but  it's useful if you are testing a design out or embroidering on thicker fabrics like denim.
I always move the design towards the side/corner of the hoop as well as the excess stabiliser is then as large as possible.

Thanks for your replies, I was just confused as it seems counter- intuitive to be told to  stabilise a seam with stretchy  stuff, which is also bulkier than anything we've suggested.
I'll do as I usually do and re-purpose the narrow ribbons from rtw clothing

The ones I saw were machine embroidered by one of the ladies who works in the shop. The brooch pin was sewn on rather than being stuck on.

@sewingj   I 'upgraded' my handsewing needles a couple of years ago and found a good selection and reasonable prices on the John James website:  jjneedles.com. I bought together with a friend so we placed a decent order and delivery was good too.

ATM, if you download the useful "sewing needle guide ' leaflet there's a code for 25% discount on page 3 too

I used to struggle too and had lots of clothes from previous lifestyles tucked away across upstairs rooms THEN we invited builders in to extend the rear of the house, both floors. Only one bedroom remained untouched, and was used for storage, the other three were gutted. This not only meant all wardrobes and cupboards had to be emptied and packed away but , as we slept on a mattress on the lounge floor for six weeks, I had a rail only on which to hang a few items and a plastic tub for smaller items. When we finally got to re-inhabit the upstairs and new wardrobes were delivered I left a lot of stuff packed and got rid of it 'sight unseen' as I know that if I'd unpacked it would never leave the premises. I can honestly say that I've not missed anything and now I follow the ' one in/one out rule' mostly