Thank you! You're right. It's not a take up lever at all. LOL!!! But the good news is most of you knew what I meant so I got some great feedback. THANK YOU ALL!
OK, now I am going back to look at the Viking 835 (and the two higher-end models) to see if I can manage that pesky up and down button without hurting myself.
In the meantime, my Pfaff dealer called and quoted some pretty darn good prices on the Pfaff Expressions 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0. The only thing that worries me about the Pfaffs are they all have a dip where the bobbin goes and it's exactly in the path of the fabric......I'm thinking the seams may be prone to flip easily once they hit that dip. Oh, and Pfaff buttonholes have not been known to be the best.....welll at least on my 1471, 7530 and 2XXX something. The CV I have makes great buttonholes, but that machine is my husband's.....plus it scares me too much :)
Thank you nice quilters! I really appreciate your help.
Mary