I have read back through the posts about this Floriani thread issue and the 15000. 

My 15000 is new and I just purchased a set of 100 spools from my Janome dealer this weekend on a 50% off sale. I have not tried the thread yet but I have heard good things about the thread and the price was good.

Now I am worried - Yes it was on sale but I still paid a hefty price.

Is anyone out there using Floriani successfully? Please tell me that there are plenty of Floriani/15000 users out there otherwise I am going to have to try to return the set.

Thanks,

Deb in CA 

First of all, Florianni thread IS good thread, but it needs some extra help to run smoothly and not shred. Back in the late 90s I read a tip about FuFu threads, (a brand I did try but plumped for Madeira poly) FuFu thread is rebranded as Florianiit's a loose twist floss which fluffs out to give good coverage, so to help it run users were told to thread it through a polystyrene bean. Since then RnK distributers have come up with a silicon impregnated stabilizer, it does two things, lubricates the thread so helping to prevent shredding, and provides a useful coating against adhesive spray gumming up needles and thread.

Now I don't own a 15000 or 12000, don't use Floriani threads or stabilisers, but I do use embroiderers silicon spray, Silicone Spray for Embroidery Machines - Safe For Embroidery Thread - AllStitch Embroidery Supplies

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 I give the underside of my stabiliser a gentle spritz of the spray, not the thread,  I use 505 quilters adhesive spray and I never get gummed up needles or threads. I don't get thread shredding or breaking, I do change my needle/s frequently, I use a Janome 9900 and a Tajima single head 15 needle industrial embroidery machine. Until I started using embroiderers silicon spray on my stabilisers I did get shredding threads and breaks, since using it, those have all but disappeared. 

I've only found one thread that none of my machines liked, my MC10k v3 would instantly chew it up and spit it back at me, my old 12 needle Toyota industrial machine tangle it up, my old Brother sewing machine would chop it into bits, my  MC 8200 skips stitches and shreds if I use it and my Janome overlocker and my cover pro both refuse to entertain it as does my Tajima industrial. The thread, Janome's own brand. I can use cheapo Indian threads no problems, just have to lower my stitching speed, I use a variety of thread brands but favour Madeira Polyneon and Kingstar poly, both make all my machines purr contentedly. So before you bin the the threads or machine, try a gentle mist of silicon spray on the back of your stabiliser or some of Floriani's silicon impregnated stabiliser, you never know it might be all the thread needs.

Maggie Cooper UK