First, an admission. I originally drafted this post back in late 2017, but did not post it. So I have edited and added to it and so, five years late almost, here it is. I learned to sew on my Toyota SJ34, a modern, lightweight, 34 stitch, straightforward, easy to use, mechanical sewing machine with a wealth of features for beginner to intermediate users. I did what most people do today, learned on a modern machine costing close on £200 complete with the extension table. This is what I sew on most of the time, now in 2022. This is my 1940 Singer 201K, complete with bed extension, that I purchased earlier in 2017 as a hand-cranked machine, with two full sets of "Black tin" attachments and a third-party zig-zagger. I have modified the machine a little, as follows: added a YDK 0.45amp motor, added a Chinese industrial 30 LED flexible neck lamp, clamped a bobbin on to the spool pin using a "wonder clip" to enable the bobbin to act as a thread g