I have to agree with everyone else. That is a lot of money to pay for something that only does ONE thing. I have a blind hemmer that I bought over 20 years ago and paid $400 for it. My husband had a fit. But at the time I was doing a lot of home dec for people and it was wonderful for hemming drapes. They still make them and they are still $400 or slightly less. Hemming is all it does, but looks just like you find on apparel, most of the time it is put away in a cabinet. You really have to decide if you will use it enough to get your money's worth. I would have to do a lot of "fake hand stitching" to justify $2500. I don't think I would like the chain stitch on the back either.