Machine sewing: The Beginnings

Let's be honest. Sewing to the inexperienced can be scary, I know this because I am one and I am a little terrified. And what's more is that there is this machine that is supposed to make every sewer's life easier but It looks and feels like you need a technical degree just to operate it.
While I can tell you that a sewing machine is not that scary nor is it as hard to operate as it would seem, there are a few things that you need to know in order to operate them.
For example you'll need to know what a bobbin is.
This is a bobbin:

A bobbin is a small thread spool that comes from below the needle to complete the stitch on the underside. The bobbin needs to be threaded so let's start there. Place your spool of thread onto the spool pin located at the top of the machine. Take the thread and take it around a metal bit that is used to keep the threat tight while the bobbin the spun. The wrap the thread around the bobbin a few times and place the bobbin in the bobbin winder and make sure it is secured. Making sure that your needle us up and the foot is locked push down on the foot pedal to spin your bobbin allowing it to gain thread.

Once you have enough thread on your bobbin cut the thread that is still connected to the spool and take the bobbin off the winder. In the lower portion of the machine under the needle is the case for the bobbin. Open the bobbin case and place the bobbin inside making sure to leave the tail out and place in the right position so it can be threaded through the needle.

Your bobbin is set but now you need to thread your top thread into your needle. Take the tail of your thread from your spool having never left the spool pin and take your thread over and down to your thread guide. Then take your thread over and up to the thread take-up and then down to be placed in the eye of the needle.

See, not as scary.

Now thread your bottom thread and you are ready to sew.

Two easy stitches are the straight stitch and the zig-zag stitch. These stitches can be achieved by switching your Stitch Width regulator and your stitch length regulator.

After making sure your needle and presser foot is down over the fabric and unlock press the foot pedal to control the speed of the stitch.

To lock in the stitch, reverse the stitch for a few stitches at the beginning and end of your work.