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/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?/topic/2/1260.html#000008 I find the most common reason thread shreds or frays is because the needle it turned too far from straight forward. Otherwise, it could be a bad needle, scratch along thread path, presserfoot is too high, thread feed rollers lacking lubrication, etc... What is the machine doing on other needles? Ed =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================