I have two "toy" sewing machines. One sort of sews a chain stitch. The other looks similar to a Singer 'Rocketeer' 500A, only it does not really sew. I just found a CL-listed handcrank Singer 28 (1910) which sews a very nice stitch. I plan on using this machine to teach my granddaughters to sew as well as an older electric Singer 99 with a spoked hand wheel that I will outfit with a purchased handcrank. The working toy machine I have looks as if it would be too small to really sew anything and be frustrating to operate.