Welcome from mid Wis. You now have a lot of friends! I bought a Pfaff in 1957, still works. I`m no expert, but love my hobbies. I never could take a class, so I`m self taught! I learned a lot right here. I live on a farm, now ,never did get shopping much in town, so I made small things, like dolly blankets. Then worked my way up. Most of the answers I got were from this board. I did send my cure for arthritis, and you will not believe how many replies I got. Sure hope it helped them all, as I tried meds for years, and still cried when I had to change the babies diapers. I hardly ever think about it now, however at my age I have other things.