Edna, You did say Metallic thread and I went off on a rayon tangent......but s= ameapplies to metallic thread----slow down the machine.......in the design= itself , densities can be loosened up i.e., like going from a 3.5 up to a = 4+ density to make the machine sew better. In the "Settings" in Amaya OS th= ere is also a selection that will allow you to tell the Amaya you are using= metallic thread for trimming purposes........do not use any sticky spray o= rsticky backings unless absolutely necessary. We had to lay a piece of wax= paper on top of the hoop when doing some Xmas stockings when using metalli= cand sticky--what a pain.. but we got thru them..... Not only can't remember, can't read either----ahh well...... Rod Springer Melco Tech On Mon Dec 4 3:07 , 'Edna Khalifeh' sent: Hi everyone, Hope you= all have had a restful weekend! I'm about to use metallic thread (Madeira) for the first time on the Amaya. I used to use it= without any problems on the Toyota 860 I had, but have been reluctant to us= e it on this machine. I have to embroider some Christmas stockings and was wondering if any of you had any suggestions/tips before I get started. I really appreciate any help. Needle type/size, material setting, any changes= in the OS? Edna Khalifeh =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com[1] Discussion Board: http://www.a= mayausers.com/boards[2] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://ww= w.amayausers.com/list[3] =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Msg sent via CableONE.net MyMail - http://www.cableone= .net= --- Links --- 1 3D"parse.pl?redirect=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.amayausers.com" 2 3D"parse.pl?redirect=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.amayauser= 3 3D"parse.pl?redirect=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.amay= =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================