This message was posted by Rod or Sharon 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/2/946.html#000014 HH, The machine must create a loop of thread so that the rotary hook can go thru it and tie the bobbin thread onto it. This loop can be affected by the type of thread, the size of the cone, how tightly the thread is wound around the cone and how curled it comes off of the cone. If the thread is coming off of this "small" tightly wound cone with a good curl to it, or it is coming off the spool backwards to the motion of thread coming off of a spool of ARC thread, for instance, then the loop that is created behind the needle for the rotary hoop to pick up may be curling to either the right or left depending on how you are holding it. Normally the thread has a tendency to curl to the right side of the needle and that is why we say turn the needle to the right 5 or 10 degrees. This will pull this loop of thread back more in line with the needle and give a larger presence or hole for the rotary hook to penetrate. The snapping/popping sound you are probably hearing is the hook point impacting the thread smack dab in the center and either breaking it on contact or breaking some of the filaments which will fray first and then break.. To compound this little problem, the smaller the column or stitch the smaller this loop will be and because of that, hook timing becomes even more important in the scheme of things. Rod Springer Amaya 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 ===========================================================