I have been asked to explain my tips for embroidering with Metallic Thread. While on holiday I came across this gold Metallic Thread & although it was pricey it was my first metallic purchase & I thought I would use it often. The ting with this particular thread is it has this plastic dome over top of it with a rubber cap that comes off. The thread is Hemingworth Metallic Thread HEM9011 #14454 & I use this plastic dome over top of my red Metallic (all my metallic thread is small cones) & I don't put the thread on my machine to run it I put it on my Thread stand to the right of my machine, if the thread comes off upright it seems to glide smoothly & if it is coming off this plastic dome it doesn't get to tight to pull & then mess things up. Once I figured this out the Metallic that I thought I could never use I now have smooth sailing with them. mmmh I wonder as I type this if I could use this for my neon thread too? That gave me serious trouble as well I will have to try that too. I hope that this helps someone as it did me. I guess the price of the thread $8.50 was worth it after all.......