I knew a lady that bought a new machine just because hers wasn't sewing right, she was going to throw itout. Well, I KNEW this gal, and that she wasn"t real knowlegable about sewing, so I asked her if I could trade her a wallhanging for ther machine. Got it home, re-threaded the bobbin and the top, turned the needle the right direction and it worked like new. Actually it wasn't but a few years old and top of the line. I gave it to a young girl that was just learning the basics of sewing from me, and now, 20 years later, she is still using it.