Take the time to give your new toy a drink of oil after cleaning it carefully. The links that Deborah gave you might show just where to put a drop or two of sewing machine oil to keep the machine purring. If not, then put a drop wherever two metal parts move against one another. What do you hope to use your machine to make? Congrats on getting one of the old girls. They tend to live forever, giving good stitches their entire life! Diana
Unfortunately, it has no instructions with it, and I think (hope) I've
> threaded it wrong. I can only get one or two stitches to take, then
> the thread breaks. Or maybe I have the tension set wrong? I've no idea
> what it should be set at. Also, I can't figure out how to back
> backstitch. I'll take a few pitcture tomorrow and post a URL so you
> can see the machine, but if you old machine junkies can be running
> this through your mind in the meantime I'd appreciate it.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jewitch