Sheluma, the machine is fussy - it stitches AMAZINGLY, beautiful stitches, through leather or wool or cotton or pop cans. (kidding there). However, it is fussy; sometimes is jams for no apparent reason and then I just have to wait a few days, say a prayer to the third raindrop under the full moon, wave a chocolate bar, and suddenly Ziggy stitches again. Hmmmph.
Yes, the lamp was under the nose. But the nose scared me; he looked like a monster, really he did. :-(