You can never have enough...

[Olive]

Good morning, and thank you all for your very helpful advice. I need to have a big think now, particularly about whether I would actually use a machine enough to warrant not only the cost but the need to rearrange my studio to make space for one. Also, of course, the cost of the accessories like good shears, thread and other haberdashery. I think if I go ahead I will look for a reconditioned machine as I wouldn't be interested in fancy stitches apart from stretch stitches.

I really regret giving away my sewing gear - I gave it all to my troubled teenage step-daughter in the hope that her interest in clothes might spur her into learning to sew. She didn't.