Have this machine bought year before and about 1 am amazed at how well it holds. For the time being bought for smaller sewing, I finally lots of curtains, cushions, dolls' clothes ... sewn. It is not too loud and the stitches are very good and clean. All Programe capabilities are perfectly (also the automatic buttonhole. The threading and operation is very simple and I suppose the machine also for small jobs like just quickly get out. At this price I would have never expected.