Have you made sure your needle is in correctly. We had that problem yesterday. It turned out to be the needle in backwards! Terri _____ From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of image embroidery Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 11:10 AM To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [amayausers] At my wits end!! Okay list... Here is your challenge for the day. More often than not whenever my Amaya starts to stitch, the thread does not grab the bobbin and it pops out. I re-thread this machine more than I can stand. It happens as it is attempting to put down those first few stitches and it is moving slow. Is it bobbin tension? Needle angle? Material thickness? If anyone can offer any words of wisdom, I would be forever grateful! Off to re-thread! Thank you so much. LuAnn @ Image Embroidery Because Your "Image" Matters