Older ones confuse the bejeezus out of me and i hate them. My first machine that i bought (instead of my grandmothers horrid 1950's model) was a singer simple. priced around $100 new when i bought it in 2010. handles lace, leather and anything in between, but no fancy sitches. also the steps to string it are literally numbered out XD still works and i still use it on all my leather even though ive got a new shinier one too.