Our thread seems to unravel a lot too. What causes this? We have all new thread, so I can't blame it on old thread. It's very bothersome. Lisa Barbara Hazelrig-Mirsky <mirrig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: I finally fired up the Amaya and stitched a design. I tested the design first on $1.00 a yard fabric and then stitched it on the tote bag. No problems whatsoever. I then attempted another design on a sweatshirt without testing the design first. Thread break, bobbin break, after thread break, after false bobbin break. I have to attribute some of the breaks to operator error and some to the design. On rethreading after the thread break, I didn't thread the thing right on a couple of needles. I also noticed that the thread seemed to want to unravel all the time. Perhaps the thread is defective or just old. I replaced the Isacord with RA - no more thread breaks for now. With the bobbin - the thread was just about to the end when it 'broke'. But in a new bobbin - no go. I just kept rethreading - no go - false breaks. I cleaned the bobbin and case. No go. Tried a new bobbin case, very carefully threaded it, adjusted the tension, tested it. Finished that design and wasn't completed happy with the stitch out. Next design - SUCCESS! I probably need to hoop a little tighter and use firmer backing. The machine makes more noise that I remember from the demo. I just oiled the machine before using it, but I think I'll go back over it to inspect it and check out the lubrication as well. =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list =========================================================== --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates. =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================