Yes that's the noise! but it makes it everytime I start to sew ... I think its releasing a brake or something...
There's a quiet mode too, which I have activated, that lessens the noise.
Anyhoo I used it yesterday and it was better, I think I have to get used to not lifting the presser foot on my own ...
(It doesnt like that one bit) which is an automatic (and quicker than a machine) action for me. Look what I made, in the spirit of Christmas and 9 Ladies dancing .... well 23 Ladies dancing I suppose!!!!