This message was posted by Shuffletown Embroidery 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/2/773.html#000010 I forget who it was on this group who put me onto how to install the 1100m Madeira thread, otherwise I would give him credit for this. The tube/core fits very snugly in the hole in the top of the plastic holder. You also have to use the cardboard circle to keep the thread from falling down. Push the tube of the thread through the hole in the circle and into the hole in the top of the plastic piece. Make sure it seats so that there is no space underneath the thread so that it can't get caught. Holds perfectly but takes a little practice. The newer "cardboard" circles are plastic coated, so the thread core doesn't push through them without doing 3 or 4 relief cuts in the cardboard hole. This will allow it to fan out so the core will go through. I sure hope this makes sense to whoever is interested. Mary =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================