Try a needle with a Teflon coating they tend to stick less I also found that I got the same amount of thread breaks at slower speeds (600) that I did at 1200 But the needle change helped. Ron Vinyard Body Cover / Magic Stitches www.bodycoverdesign.com Grants Pass, Oregon 1-888-435-0716 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joyce Charlton" <joycesthreads@xxxxxxxxx> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 1:26 PM Subject: [amayausers] Re: sleeve embroidery > > > I am embroidering on Western shirt Sleeves for the first time. The thread > keeps breaking due to the sticky backing. Can anyone give me any > suggestions on what to do. Thanks. > > Joyce > > Joyce's Thread Works > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com >