Again, thanks for the warm welcome.
@realale - I'll be asking questions for sure and maybe even post up the odd pic or two
@Ohsewsimple - maybe we'll have to compare the mistakes made by both and have a giggle or two.
@Lilian - My main machine of choice is my late 40's Singer 15-91 and a mid 60's Japanese built zigzag machine. I do like my old machines
I also have a few more that get pulled out from time to time.
Only modern machine I own is a cheap Singer overlocker which … so far … has worked well for my needs (so I won't bash it too much).