S. Denise Hoyle | March 11, 2010
Sewing machines are a little like cars, they last a long time but new models keep coming out with new features. Heck, the new Bernina 8 Series machines even have alarm clocks if you need to be reminded that it’s time to do something else They pretty much do everything but make coffee [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | February 19, 2010
Brother International Corporation recently earned two “Best Buy” awards in the sewing machine category from Consumers Digest magazine. Their limited edition Project Runway model, available only at WalMart for under $140, was rated a “Best Buy” in the economy category of computerized sewing machines. Brother also received the “Best Buy” rating in the premium category of embroidery and [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | February 18, 2010
To celebrate their brand new series of do it yourself videos, DIY Dish and Janome have teamed up for a great giveaway. All you have to do to enter is sign up for their free newsletter or post a comment on this DIY Dish page and you could win one of two terrific prizes – [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | January 14, 2010
Lots of people are re-using and re-purposing items these days, and when I saw this sewing machine that had been turned into a scroll saw I just had to share it with our readers. Older sewing machines are typically very well made, however lots of them tend to get thrown out by people who just [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | December 15, 2009
The U-handbag blog is hosting an exciting Extreme Sewing Holiday Giveaway with some terrific prizes! All you have to do to enter is submit a picture of yourself doing some extreme sewing, which simply means grab your sewing machine and take it somewhere that you normally wouldn’t sew, like this hilarious lady who is sewing [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | October 29, 2009
How do you bring the bobbin thread up from the bobbin area after changing a bobbin? Did you know there is an actual “correct” procedure for bringing the bobbin thread up from the bobbin?
The correct way of bringing the bobbin thread up after changing the bobbin is as follows:
A. While holding the top thread with [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | October 19, 2009
Our town used to have five fabric shops, and now we only have Joann’s and a sewing/craft/pharmacy/snacks (jack of all trades) store that has been around forever (actually is just now celebrating their 50th anniversary).
Many of our readers don’t have the option of even one fabric store in their town, and we’ve been told of [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | September 28, 2009
We all know what a “humming” sewing machine is — one that starts up each and every time we sit down to do some sewing. In other words, it is a sewing machine that stays IN our sewing room and OUT of the repair shop!
Our best selling book “Sewing Machine Repair For The Home Sewer” [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | August 27, 2009
In early 2005 Margaret Jankowski read an article about a woman who had lost her sewing machine in the devastating tsunami that had recently hit Southeast Asia. The woman had saved for years to buy that sewing machine and had also lost her sole means of earning an income when she lost her machine. Margaret [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | May 7, 2009
The bobbin winder unit may be located on the side of the sewing machine or on top of the machine or some types have the rewind right in the machine. Regardless of “where” you wind the bobbin, there are some general rules that apply to every bobbin on every machine.** Always start with an empty [...]
