Whoohoo! I have beautiful stitches! It helps to thread the machine and bobbin properly. Lol. I have been cleaning the chrome parts this morning and removing the parts I think I can put back on. In doing so I discovered that the machine was probably owned at some point in time to a smoker since every part I clean is leaving a very dirty brown stain on the rag. But onward and upward! I am just glad that it makes beautiful stitches. Another question....I went over the brown wrinkle finish with machine oil but in light of what crud is coming off the chrome, what would be the best cleaner for the rest of the machine? I saw Windex mentioned and soap and water. There is currently no flaking of the finish and I don't want to clean with anything which will make it begin to flake. Sorry for all the questions. I am having fun getting her (?) in shape again. Maybe Goodie is a good name for her since I got her at Goodwill. Whatcha think?