PS You can buy thread from under $1 (Metro)per spool (1100 yds) and I have used both the cheap stuff and the more expensive stuff (Floriani & Madera & Isacord) in my Pfaff (former) and Babylock (current) with no problems. A lot of quilt stores have Anita Goodesign workshops and they provide the machines - if you don't know anyone that has one.