This message was posted by FME540 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/2/48.html#000003 The lockstitch sewing method was first patented by Elias Howe in 1846. Nobody has improved on the bobbin replacement problem since. The design of the process prevents continuous bobbin feed. Schiffli/shuttle machines have the same problem. The top thread must go completely around the shuttle, which contains the bobbin, to complete the stitch. It must take some serious time to replace the bobbins on the big machines when there are 2000+ needles. =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================