Since the machine has no Geschwinigkeitsregler, it is for beginners not recommended simply. The speed of sewing can be influenced only with the foot pedal. Otherwise, the machine has all of the basic equipment, which is so common. Something fragile affects the presser foot. Really very bad lighting. That the sewing light is not enough to sew, is in almost all machines so, but in this machine the lighting is really a joke. Therefore I have also returned.