I have a Pfaff Creative Vision and before that had a Pfaff 2140. I highly recommend either taking lessons or getting a workbook. The Pfaff 2140 and the 2170 both have workbooks but Creative Vision hasn't come out with one yet. I love making quick gifts with it. I also see expensive embroidered clothes in catalogs and can come close to the design for a fraction of the cost. Another site for embroidery is urbanthreads.com. It is not the usual embroideries. The embroideries are not the quality of emblibrary.com but are a whole different style.