S. Denise Hoyle | February 26, 2009
Tariro Mupombwa is a 21 year old student at the University of Pennsylvania who is working on a major in biochemistry. A couple of months ago she visited her native Zimbabwe and witnessed the effects of the cholera epidemic that started last August, along with the major economic issues the country is having.In an effort [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | February 2, 2009
One of the most irritating things that can happen to those of us in the sewing, alteration, crafting, doll making and other “sewing” businesses is for a machine to break down in the middle of a rush project — or any other day of the week! We simply do NOT have the time to spare [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | December 16, 2008
Edwin Pacheco’s new sewing machine repair shop is already filled with dusty old machines and dozens of well used metal shelves and drawers. The Elliot Sewing Machine Company was started by Pacheco’s uncle over 50 years ago, but moved this week from south Boston to its new location in Quincy, Massachusetts.Pacheco was working as a medical [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | July 16, 2008
Tension problems with your sewing machine can simply ruin a good day of sewing! What frustration it is, when you finally can get at those sewing or alteration projects, only to have breaking thread, knotting thread, needles breaking, etc. In most cases, according to Reuben Doyle, author of Sewing Machine Repair as a Home Business [...]
