This message was posted by The Embroidery Authority on AmayaUsers.com. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY VIA EMAIL. Instead, respond to the thread on the WEBSITE by clicking here: http://www.amayausers.com/boards/ultimatebb.php?/topic/1/761.html#000001 Simply put, if the thread does not come off the spool in a smooth and expedient fashion, then it is not considered commercial machine embroidery thread. And if the the thread works fine on other embroidery machines, (and not your Amaya) then it's not considered compatible with the Amaya commercial embroidery machine. In a professional environment, one would simply just get thread that does work well with the Amaya machine. Now.... With that said, If you want to rig the spool so that you don't waste the thread, that's a different story. You'll have to figure out a way to prevent the thread from sticking even if it means creating your own "Jack Leg" cone base using a coat hanger wire and a popsicle stick in addition to superglue and/or bubble gum. Heck, I've even found myself standing over the machine hand feeding the thread to the machine just to finish the design. That's the last time we ever agreed to use the customer's own home embroidery machine thread. It's funny now thinking back but wasn't funny at the time. Good Luck to you. Ed =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================