..so far, thanks for these hints/solutions....will change needles, definitely.....these milliners are all bending and I do now think it s the needle threader that may be shredding one of the fibers, thus causing the breakage while I am sewing..something to do with physics....never took in school.....anyway....going to use my betweens and see...will also change thread! This is supposed to be fun.....and I am determined to make it that...although I don't have thousands done as mentioned...but working on it! Thanks, knew I count on good pointers!