Oh Ann, I know what you mean. I had to rip out my Dresdens too because I couldn’t see where to stitch. What I ended up doing was to wear magnifying glasses over my regular glasses. That solved my problem. Some of the ladies have the little magnifing glass on their machines, but I don’t have one yet. Maybe somebody else has a suggestion. I would love to hear what they have to say too. I hope you solve your problem too.