Kiffie2413 - I hope you're up and running with your Brother. My only machine is a Brother that I got about 6 or 7 years ago. If there's ever a problem it's the tension. And after I've messed with it for as long as I can stand, we both go to the repairman.
njcjd - Thanks for the visual post with the paper clip. I just knew they had other uses!