I got the SINGER - M1000 Mending Machine a couple weeks ago and am really impressed! This machine is perfect for beginners. I love that it's not too big and that it has different stitch patterns to choose from. Set up is really easy too. I really like that their are guiding images on the machine which helps to explain how to thread a bobbin and how to thread the machine. I also found several YouTube video tutorials from Singer which were really useful and helped explain setup also. Overall this is a great machine and I would highly recommend it!