I wiped mine down with a vinegar/water solution and set it out in the baking desert sun for about 4 days. It smells much better, but - someone had lined the interior with self-stick shelf liner and that sort of bubbled up. So now I can't close it! Just need to cut some out, I think, but I probably will carry this baby around in a small soft bag or a small roller case as the case is heavy and awkward to carry. Lots better than the old wooden ones, though! (Sadly, my mom had a machine with a wooden case. She got rid of it when she got her plastic wonder Singer sometime in the 70's or 80's. And a cousin got the great-grandmother's treadle machine. I want to cry, but I think I'll have some chocolate ice cream first!
Margaret F