Sarah J. Doyle | March 29, 2012
I don’t know about the weather where you are, but here in Florida it appears that Spring may have been left out this year and summer jumped right in! Regardless of the temperatures, it’s very much time for all of us to begin our regular “new season” sewing. I’d like to recommend you check out our [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | March 21, 2012
Think about all the items that you make to sell online or at bazaars / craft fairs. Have you kept track of what the best sellers are? By knowing which items sell the best you can expand your market by making other similar items. For example, if you make stuffed toys, you might think about making [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | March 13, 2012
Yes, you heard it right! Call it March Madness or call it Spring Fever! Call it what you want but this is the first ever opportunity to get one of our sewing machine, serger or treadle repair books absolutely FREE — you just pay the shipping fee. Here’s what you do: Visit our SewMachineRepair website to [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | February 21, 2012
I’ll bet you all could guess for the next 15 minutes and not figure out what the answer is to the question — What is the most common sewing machine repair problem? My husband was a sewing machine repairman for over 30 years, and by far the most common repair problem was ……… the needle [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | November 15, 2011
Here’s a hot deal on a Brother Sewing Machine LX2500 Lightweight – 17 Stitch – 4 Step Buttonholer just in time for the holidays! This sewing machine retails for $109.99 but it is on overstock deal right now for just $49.99 with FREE shipping. It would make a great starter machine for someone who is learning [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | October 4, 2011
A couple weeks ago I talked about attending the local Mom2Mom kids resale event. Not only is this a great place to buy ultra cheap clothing items for the kids/grandchildren, it is also the most AWESOME place to find items to recycle into craft/sewing projects that can be used for gifts, selling at your craft [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | September 15, 2011
There is a semi-annual “Mom2Mom” consignment sale held at our local fairgrounds that draws huge crowds of buyers as well as consignors. This year my daughter and I participated as a consignor (for the first time), so on Monday I stood in line for our 10:00 a.m. drop-off appointment time. I was there at 9:30 and [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | September 7, 2011
I’m just wondering if anybody out there gets into a “sewing rut” like I do!!! Sometimes it feels like I’m just so “over my head” with sewing projects and things that HAVE to be done TODAY that the rest of my life seems to fade away. It doesn’t matter whether you’re doing a major sewing [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | March 15, 2011
Do your blouses, dresses and jackets bunch or wrinkle in the bodice area? Simply adjust the dart on the pattern with the revolutionary Shape-A-Dart tool, following the easy instructions that are included, and you will have a perfect fitting garment and a “fit that flatters”! Fits patterns to YOUR cup size – “for a fit [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | November 29, 2010
How many times has your sewing machine “konked” out on you in the middle of a major project? Every time it happens I know you’re thinking “there HAS to be a better and easier way to get this machine running again and not have to drag it down to the repair shop”! Well, the SewMachineRepair.com [...]
