Brush Shape Dynamics -  thin begining - big middle - thin ending stroke

Have CS3 on XP.
I am trying to get a pen stroke that starts out thin...gets normal size in the middle...and then shrinks back down to a thin line at the end.
In brush dynamics... I am able to get a thin ending on a stroke but not a thin beginning. Im using the size jitter control set to fade at 300 to get a line that fades to thin OK at the end...but I cant make the beginning thin!
I am trying to stroke a curved path for Christmas designs...scroll kind of looks...thin beginning...fat middle...thin end.
Thanks

Read Jeff's post #1. If you check off the shape and other dynamics you'll see a more accurate preview of your brush. See the yellow warning:
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