I still have the Kenmore 158.13571 that I bought new some 35 years ago. I used that machine for everything; clothes, curtains, drapes, sofa cover, you name it. If I could get it under the presser foot, the Kenmore would sew any fabric. It still works great. My DIL would like to have a machine in a table, so I have offered it to her and my DS. It's just waiting until we can figure out a way to get it to her.