I guess I'm not the only one with the thread breakage problem. I have tried everything. It seems to be a tension thing when my thread breaks. I have owned this machine for 19 months and used it maybe 10 hours and its been in the box since last Christmas. I had a babylock dealer trouble shoot it and was told not to waste my money shipping it back to the company that it was just a fussy machine and to deal with it. I also own a babylock professional quilter and will not be buying anymore babylock machines. I am thinking about trading the sashiko in on something else. Maybe a bertina!