I have a Pfaff Quilt Expression 2046 I love it but I had to take it to my repairman-it was breaking my thread. You guessed it-the plastic thing(sorry don't recall the name)a disc inside the threading mechanism was notched by my thread-do you believe that? Luckily he was able to file it away and now it works well. Is anyone aware that the Pfaffs are no longer being made in Germany? I will not be buying another one- I quess it's time to get out my old Singer and have it revamped for use. :cry: