Since retiring from teaching about six years ago, Richard Wagner has repaired roughly 40 sewing machines and donated them to Afghan refugees. It’s a calling Wagner gets philosophical about. “There’s ...

OLD Singer 401A Sewing Machine in a wooden cabinet with 3 drawers. (Cabinet is not in great shape). This is a twin thread machine. Original Operating manual and a couple of button-holers included.

Now, Singer is bringing its heritage into the modern age with a sleek new machine that shoppers are already calling durable, versatile and worth the investment. Costco is currently carrying the Singer ...

Q: There’s a wooden chair in the shed that I was thinking might be good to fix up and use again. Seems environmental! Is it difficult to do? A: The whole idea of “hunting out old furniture or rescuing ...

Living without electrical hookups often comes with compromises, but when Jane Hyman and her partner decided to commit to off-the-grid living in 2016, there was never a question of whether she would ...

Gabriel Bonnin, aka Singer Sound System, plays an electro-acoustic hurdy-gurdy that’s driven by an old Singer sewing machine pedal. My instrument is an electro-acoustic hurdy-gurdy. I just removed the ...

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I have been doing Auto Upholstery on my own since 1980. Being self-taught from an early age. I have always been guarded to share any of my knowledge because of competition, but now I realize that I am ...

LITITZ, Pa. — Myrna Eitzen’s workhorse sewing machine is a Singer Featherweight from 1961. She doesn’t want to buy or sew with a new machine; she prizes her antique not only for its charming ...

Once relegated to the realm of domestic chores, the sewing machine is having a striking renaissance — and it’s Gen Z leading the charge. No longer just a symbol of mending and necessity, today’s ...

Whether you have inherited an old sewing machine or picked one up at the local thrift shop, it's totally normal to be curious about its value. Antique Singer sewing machine values are determined by ...