Family heirlooms are hard to part with, especially if they've been passed down for generations. On the other hand, some heirlooms are difficult to maintain and may be worth letting go — particularly ...

Q I want to tell you about my Grandma’s sewing machine that I inherited. It’s a Singer in a cabinet that closes to look like a table. I have a more modern machine now, and I was thinking about taking ...

The craftsmanship of the machines and the intricate woodwork and scrolling on the stands and cabinets that house them make vintage sewing machines, like this one owned by Marenthia Lagarde of New ...

They don’t make them like they used to—and nowhere is that truer than with sewing machines. Those heavy-duty, metal-bodied ...

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, a collection of tools and supplies. Scents ...

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I haven’t been looking for a sewing machine because I can’t sew. Well, to be technical about it, I can sew but I’m not very good at it and I don’t enjoy it. When my daughters wanted to learn to sew, I ...

In the dark heart of Russian village life, a man can be killed for his most valuable possession: his sewing machine. Russian police are reporting a wave of assaults on the elderly owners of ...

After sitting idle for several decades, a nearly 100-year-old sewing machine has been put to good use during the Covid-19 pandemic. Giselle Williams’ hairstyling and knitting businesses came to a ...

Janice Schick is so passionate about vintage sewing machines, to get one she once found herself in a situation right out of a slasher flick. In 2018, she saw an ad on Facebook Marketplace offering a ...