Carolyn Jolley was sewing away when her Brother embroidery machine malfunctioned a few weeks ago. She was personalizing a baby blanket for a newborn great-niece when it gave out. Her attempt to fix ...
MARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sew Old Antique and Vintage Sewing Machine Repair is run out of Maggie West’s home in Maryville. In West’s basement, her workspace houses a welded worktable and a collection of ...
"Right from one of the first Singer machines. I have computerized machines, a fur machine, antique machines, a Singer, a Brother, industrial machines, you name it," she says. Unfortunately, all of ...
It’s been a while since anyone slept in the spare bedroom in Pat Vandermolen’s Sunnyvale home. “Obviously, not anymore,” said Vandermolen, gesturing around a room that has been taken over as a ...
BUTTE, Mont. — From the printing press to the Internet, humankind has always created tools to make life easier. One of the most revolutionary inventions to save time, and work was the sewing machine.
During an episode of The Repair Shop, host Jay Blades welcomed guest Kathleen Lewis to the BBC show where she explained she was desperate to have her dressmaker grandmother's sewing machine restored.
WEST FARGO — Jennifer McTighe knows her way around a sewing machine. The mechanics of a sewing machine, that is. “I actually don’t care to sew, but I’ll be the first person to open up a sewing machine ...
Kuldeep has turned the veranda of his house into an exhibition hall to showcase his collection of rare sewing machines, including a few that are nearly 150 years old. Kuldeep, 48, started taking a ...