yes, I did try the 80/12. I was trying to do a lacy butterfly with it, but I gave up after about 15 thread breaks. Maybe I should try some extra backing... I was sewing out a sample on muslin without backing. Do you think that would help? Loree ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janel Harris" <janel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 12:04 PM Subject: RE: [amayausers] aurora thread > Aurora is the iridescent metallic thread. Have you tried an 80/12 > needle? > > Janel Harris > Dimensional Designs > http://www.dimdesigns.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dragonstitch [mailto:dragonstitch@xxxxxxx] > Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 9:01 PM > To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [amayausers] aurora thread > > I bought some of the Aurora thread from Melco, and am having a terrible > time with thread breaks. Is there a trick to setting up for these > threads? I've tried different thread feeds, and different needle types. > Help! > > Loree > Dragonstitch > http://www.dragonstitch.com > custom embroidery > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: amayausers-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > For additional commands, e-mail: amayausers-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: amayausers-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: amayausers-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx