To document the machines’ history, Bette kept an index card on every machine — where it was built, who used it, and its back ...

This leather sewing machine also allows you to control the ... That is why they are typically used in leather footwear and garment production. If you are making something that requires intricate ...

Popular brands that produce computerised sewing machines include Bernina and Juki. These are designed to stop fraying and to give a professional finish to the seams of a garment. They are typically ...

By Riley FontanaHometown Weekly Reporter The Medfield Public Library (MPL) hosts an extensive Makers Space, filled with craft ...

Typically, it’s a line of stitching by hand or on a sewing machine but you can also make seams with fabric glue or join fabric ... When to use a lapped seam: this is a good technique for stitching a ...

To get ready for the auction, Bette Boellstorff’s family spent months cleaning the antique and vintage machines, careful not to damage the designs.

Zaba Ngcobo, who is deaf, has become a sewing sensation in Durban, making many of the clothes sold at flea markets across the ...

At the time of her house move in 2019, Claire Mitchell considered herself a “minimalist.” But as she unpacked boxes in her ...

Gunjan Batra writes how she used her passion for sewing as therapy to recover from the debilitating after-effects of chemo, ...

Once upon a time, in a backlash against domesticity, women aspired to learn to use power tools. I’m sure that there are still ...

She worked at a clothing factory. She had one of those old-fashioned sewing machines at home with the foot pedal you pushed back and forth. She used to let me rummage through her closet ...

Coalition for the Empowerment of Women and Girls (CEWAG) has handed over six sewing machines to gender-based violence (GBV) ...