I have a combo sewing/embroidery machine and I also have a sewing machine. The combo is great if you want to embroider and sew and if you're short on space and can only fit one machine in the room. I have both because if one is in the shop I have a spare so I can always sew. Also, if I'm embroidering something I can sew on the other machine while the embroidery machine is stitching out my design.