While most machines still have exchangeable feet for different needs and special parts for sewing things like buttonholes, most domestics now have decorative stitches and their cams built in.

A domestic sewing machine is kind of like the family car ... both functional and decorative. A Juki industrial machine. Image via Juki An industrial machine is more like a semi.

Most sewing machines show a key of the available stitches ... If you're using it for decorative purposes, do some testers to see how the width and length create different styles.