sewing machine question

Jayden, I was exactly in your position when I started sewing about a year and a half ago. I had a borrowed sewing machine with no manual, and internet searches didn't help much. I finally found what I was looking for in an encyclopedia set that I had bought for my son when he was little called "Growing Up With Science, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Invention". By knowing how the thing actually works, it makes it much easier to figure out how your machine should work. Even if your machine looks a bit different (some bobbins drop in from the top, for instance) the basic functions are the same.

Hope this helps. I can send you the larger files if you want to print them full size. There are two sequential pages.