Originally Posted by
wilburness
I always wanted a hand crank, and now I have one. Oh is it dirty! my biggest problem is it is a shuttle and I have NO idea of a shuttle. it is in there and I can see thread so there is a spool in there also. guess what I am going to be learning
karen
They're really not difficult to run. My first vintage (now she's an antique) sewing machine was a 27 and I learned to manage her right after I learned to sew from the manual no less!

They're a little intimidating because they're "different" than we're used to but they work really well.