One thing we found that caused thread breaks and/or looping and shifts...my wife has a tendancy not to tighten down the hoop arm screws hard enough-we had a couple snap off. (had a machine shop friend mill us some stainless steel ones...no problem since!) I used pliers since the lousy OEM screws stripped out very early...she didn't -just finger tight. Only one needs to loosen up and then your hoop starts to bounce around and shift-and can move the needle with it causing breaks and pulls. No one has mentioned checking those screws for looseness, figured I would! Roland =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================