When we first got the Amaya, we tried to get thread from Madeira but they did not have cones that fit. Over a year and a half ago they switched to a new cone-I think you just have to specify that your order is for an Amaya. There is no adaptor needed-the cone is the same height as ARC cone. We have seen LESS breakage than the ARC thread-and more color selection, plus if you send out orders to larger embroidery houses-they all use Madeira so you will be able to proof it in the same colors for the customer to see. Our orders usually ship the same or next day-compared to a week or two we end up waiting for Melcomart to ship. I bought the full 288 thread spool kit when we first started from Melco, and as we use up any of those colors we replace with full size Madeira cones. Also, Madeira carries larger assortment of backings, and will give you free small rolls of almost anything (metallics, variegated, etc.) just so you can try them! Roland =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================