"Super helpful series and pretty stinking funny to boot.  I paid $5.50 for my picker so I am a verified idiot (though that was after 10% sales tax ;-).I am using a thread stand but my thread is still arriving at the machine twisted.  :-/.  Any tips?  As you allude, it is really frustrating... I get about 80% through a box stitch and suddenly my machine starts to get all gummed up.Thanks again!"