If you google "Instructions for using Singer Portable Electric Sewing Machine 221-1", you can print out a manual. That's what I did. I bought a featherweight last week on ebay. Motor runs, needle goes up and down, filled bobbin, but couldn't get thread to go through top tension properly. Keep getting caught and sticking. I just packed it up today and mailed it to LostN51 on the Quilting Board to let him tune it up and make sure everything is fine. Looking forward to getting it back so I can start using it. Getting to be a little more expensive than I planned, but hopefully worth it.