Sarah J. Doyle | September 12, 2012
Now that we are all involved with fall sewing projects, this is NOT the time to have problems with your sewing machine! We are THRILLED that our “Sewing Machine Repair for the Home Sewer is now available at Amazon!! This has been our most popular book of all time, and has helped literally thousands and [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | July 19, 2012
Have you noticed when you’re changing from one project to another the thread all of a sudden starts to loop, get tangled in the bobbin area or other crazy things? The fact is that as you change projects and start sewing on different weight materials, you should test the stitching on a piece of scrap [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | June 27, 2012
Many times it takes MORE time to alter a store bought pattern so it will hopefully fit than it takes to actually SEW the pattern. We all have our particular “adjustment” areas — hips, waistline, bust issues, etc. How often have you FINALLY gotten a pattern to fit right and actually look good, when the [...]
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 1, 2011
Welcome to CouponCabin’s 25 Crazy Dayz of Giveawayz! This multi-blog event is hosted by Simply Stacie, Makobi Scribe, and Sassy Mama in LA and is sponsored by CouponCabin. This is the biggest event the blogosphere has seen with over 400 giveaways each at $25 value or more plus a huge giveaway with some major [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | May 10, 2010
How about that for a funny title? If you’re like me, I’m never without a LIST of sewing projects waiting to be done. The real kicker is when you’re right in the middle of a major project (and usually one that I’m behind on), when the sewing machine decides to intervene and stop you in [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | November 20, 2009
SEWnFit.com is having a huge sale on all of their bestselling repair ebooks, including the popular “Sewing Machine Repair as a Home Business” book which has NEVER been put on sale before. For a limited time you can get a whopping 30% off all sewing machine, serger and treadle repair books! This is a great [...]
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 [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | September 30, 2009
There aren’t too many people in this economy who don’t have stories about hours being cut, jobs lost and benefits reduced IF they still have a job. Many of those unemployed and underemployed are desperately looking for second and third part time jobs just to be able to pay bills and put food on the [...]
