hello, I just joined this forum because I was looking for information about my Brother xl711. I bought this machine in a Goodwill 25 years ago and it has always worked perfectly except I could not get it to do a straight stitch. It came with all the accessories except for a manual, so Barb if you are still with this forum I would deeply appreciate a copy of that file. I am beginning to believe I have one of the few working xl711 machines left in the world! Cheers, Sharon J.