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/1/913.html#000008 The eye of the needle will always be a percentage of the width of the shaft of the needle itself. Hence, a smaller needle will have a smaller eye. I don't know anything about "Tex 20" but if the name implies that the thread is a 20 weight, it's definitely larger than the thread that should be used on these machines. 40 weight is industry standard. If the thread gets too thick, both the eye of the needle and the rotary hook may need to be changed to accomodate the thread size. If I were you, I wouldn't be learning how to embroider with new machines and uncommon thread. Switch back to standard commercial embroidery thread and see if your problem goes away. If so, talk with a higher authority about what to do in order to sew with your unique thread. Good luck with that! Ed Orantes Melco Tech & Trainer =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================