I recently bought a used serger off Craig's List - a Toyota. I was so intimidated that I couldn't do anything....I was frozen. I mentioned on this blog that someone had the same Serger and they offered their manual to me. That's when I had to admit to myself that I was just scared to try it. So I took a block of time...couple of hours....and using the manual taught myself to thread the machine and get it to work....then with my heart in my throat, I unthreaded it and did it again....then unthreaded it and did it again. It's amazing how it can be so freeing. Give it a try.