You do not have to buy everything at once :lol: Pick up a small package of Sulky stabilizer, if you are sewing on cotton, tearaway will be fine, or cut away. Use what ever thread you have on hand. Start out slowly, it's not a competition! Just relax and have fun. You can invest in this hobby just what you want. You have no one to please but yourself. Now quit worrying and just have fun :thumbup: :thumbup: