I have a Janome on a Grace frame...lets see if I can explain it. The Grace frame should come with a carriage, meaning the place the machine will actually sit on, and it sits on the front and rear rails so you can move the machine back and forth. It should sit length wise on the carriage, with the face plate (needle section) facing the front of the carriage, and the handwheel to the back of the carriage. The carriage comes with clamps on it to snap in place and hold the machine in one spot. This is a must! The frame will have hand rails that you can move the machine left to right and back and forth. Practice!!