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/ultimatebb.php?/topic/10/98.html#000003 Margaret, The reason Rod's referring to the part of the trimmer system, called the selector, is because if the bobbin isn't being caught by the selector correctly, then it will be trimmed too short. Once the tail of the bobbin is cut too short, it will be very difficult, if at all possible, for the top thread to "pick it up". Which I believe was your original problem. Since we're talking about bobbins here, you could also experience a similar situation if your bobbin tension is too tight. Have you made any progress since your original post??? Ed =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================