Since its invention more than 100 years ago, the sewing machine has become one of the most popular pieces of do-it-yourself equipment in North America. Unfortunately, this device has probably also ...

Even the most talented engineers can be stymied by simple repair projects. In this case, repairing a broken sewing machine has [CuriousMarc] all tangled up. [Marc] is probably best known as a part of ...

“A Stitch in Time is my heartbeat,” says longtime customer Carol Mauro. Greg Harding has been fixing sewing machines for nearly 40 years in Fredericksburg, Virginia. “This is sewing machine heaven ...

Seven Days is 30, and we need your help to celebrate. With your donation, we’ll stay on track, delivering rigorous reporting on Vermont news and culture. In the spring of 2020, it seemed like anyone ...

Chris Stiff, 42, set up Stiff Stitches, which he operates from his Rickinghall home, at the start of November. Chris, who spent much of his career as an office worker but is currently a hatchery ...

I’ve been sewing off and on since I was a kid, and I really started to get into it about ten years ago. Even though I technically outgrew my little 3/4 size domestic machine pretty quickly, I kept ...

John Niles sees all kinds of vintage sewing machines coming in for repair in his St. Augustine garage, something not many people specialize in these days. When asked, he said he'd have a rough time ...