Thank you all so much for your replies. Now I'm back at home and sorted I can type a proper reply using a proper keyboard. Wwe've been on the grand tour or relatives for the last 2 weeks. Now the boys are back at school and I can relax a bit.
The Juki looked very interesting - especially as I could read the manual online. But I couldn't find anywhere to try them. Lots more searching and reading similar quandaries on Fb and pattern review made me realise I was getting caught up in the fancy talk and as I've not actually used one before. Taking a whole day to travel to Manchester or Blackburn to compare things I had no experience of was not going to be a very efficient use of time. Just because I have the money doesn't mean I should spend it all at once and as my husband said I should buy more expensive material now I can make things that we actually wear (he has two test shirts in cheap material).
Decided to get a
F&R overlocker from SMD to play with and see how I get on. Also buying a
second bobbin case for my sewing machine as I had nearly cracked twin needle for hems by adjusting the bobbin tension but had to swtich back to normal. Now I can set the new one up and eliminate the need for coverstitch until I have enough room in the house. I have enough things to be getting on with (the Aldi fat quarter quilt for one) to not need two new toys!
Discovered the overlocker has twins under different names and there are
youtube videos that I will be watching on Wed or Fri depending on when delivery is.
Hey - I think I've cracked hyperlinks. They aren't new to me but I'm 13 years away from my last desk job and only muck about on these things now.
Thanks again everyone.
Lisa