My first look would be needles, second (and this is the big one) how old is your thread? Has it become dried out? My wife had a similar problem, I told her to get a slightly damp sponge and wrap it around the thread cone briefly. This worked like a charm :) Don't ask me why I thought of doing it? Kelly For Heaven's Sake Embroidery & Design 7790 Jefferson Road Brooklyn, MI 49230 517-592-4272 517-592-3450 - FAX WWW.IFHS.BIZ Sales@xxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Mike Garber Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 1:12 PM To: amayausers list Subject: [amayausers] Hook rebuild time? Hello, I have a machine that is 1.5 years old. It's starting to struggle with thread breaking problems on designs that sewed fine before and sew fine on the other head. It seems to be especially true right now on smaller stitches. I'm wondering if it's time to replace the rotary hook. I remember all the posts on this subject in the past. How do I search for that info? Thanks, Mike -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.7/70 - Release Date: 8/11/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.10/73 - Release Date: 8/15/2005