Thanks for the design site. As for the owners manual - it's a joke, and if the local dealer is not knowledgeable (mine is NOT), then there doesn't appear to be a good source for getting answers to questions about the Artistic 26dx. All I've seen is Grace, Janome, and the dealer pointing fingers at each other. If I had it to do over again I would go with a TinLizzie Ansley 26dx - same machine but much better support and more information options.