sewing machine help

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i got this sewing machine in the mail today: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8197130286&fromMakeTrack=true . i plugged it in, read the manual and pushed the little pedal and the needle did not move. i tried threading a bobbin and that worked. how come the needle doesn't move? it doesn't sound like anything is jammed.


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you know you're a newbie when... you don't push in the hand wheel that makes the needle move. duh lauren! :-p