I use Gunold for both my Barudan and my Amayas. Have had no problems (except one-a dark chocolate spool I had) and it has been 1 1/2 yrs. Karen Peachey Threads It is the Peach -----Original Message----- From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Brookside Designs Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 5:10 AM To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [amayausers] Brand of Thread Good morning, everyone. I've got a 'newbie to the Amayas' question: We've been using Kingstar polyester thread for years with our Barudan machine with great results - but it apparently cannot handle the higher speeds of our new Amayas. So we are in the market for a new thread brand. We've ordered the 'sample' pack of the ARC threads, but they do not match up well (color wise) with our Kingstar threads and need to supplement them. Anyone out there using thread other than ARC with good results? Kip Biddle, partner Brookside Designs