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I would agree except the instruction manuals and diagrams are often shit or unclear (even IKEA ones sometimes). To thread a sewing machine it didn't tell me how to get one of the hooks out, turns out it's coupled to the motor so I simply had to turn the wheel. The video made that clear. And yes I'm stupid and it was probably obvious but manuals that come with machines you can buy off the shelf should be for idiots.
Yeah, its irritating how instruction manuals forget that people don't know.
Its ridiculous that they don't explain how the "default" is. Needle at its zenith, so everything is lined up and accessible, and presser foot up so the tension is disengaged. I've taught a few friends how to sew, you're not the only one with these struggles.