Will I tried cutting to model and that got to hard for me to manage. So I tried re-sizing the textures map. When I take the screen shot and put it in photoshop I resize it from 800 something to 4800 something. I do a little bit as a test and bring it back to Maya and apply it to my object I get the same image repeated over and over again.
As you can see I am quite a novice when it comes to textureing so you patience is appreciated