Thanks ArchaicArcae. I bought this on the spur of the moment decision when I was shopping at Hancocks. They were on sale and there was a customer talking about how great sergers were. I said I probably didn't need one since I quilt and she said she was a quilter and used one all the time. Just shortly after I bought it I had an incident with my right eye that left me temporally without close-up vision. I finally got the rest of the stitches out last week and will go in next week for contact lens evaluation. As soon as I can see again, I'll pull the serger out and read the manual.