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sewing machines

  • Sewing Machine Maintenance: Cleaning Your Serger

    A serger, or overlock machine, can be a great addition to your sewing arsenal.  They’re not at all essential, obviously, but if you’re planning to open an Etsy shop manufacturing children’s…

  • Sewing Machine Maintenance: Cleaning a Top-Load

    If you’re following along, we’re having an exciting week of CLEANING!  I know how it sounds.  But really, it is exciting to clean your sewing machine–seeing it all shiny and happy…

  • Sewing Machine Maintenance: Cleaning a Front-Load

    Brief note: I announced on Thursday that we’d be hosting a Crafty Meet-Up at the Whipstitch shop in Atlanta on June 29.  Turns out that’s the Friday before July 4–who knew? …

  • Look Who Came Home With Me!

    Thanks to all of you for the great advice! I had a REALLY good time reading all your sewing machine love stories–and you gave me such good things to consider as…

  • What Sewing Machine Do YOU Use?

    I’ve written before about my Viking Rose that I got from Sandra.  It’s a heckuva great machine, and has done me and Sandra both proud lo these many years.  Time has…

  • The Story of Sandra

    When I was finished writing the book and sitting down to add the little extras, I thought long and hard to search my gut and create a dedication that was fitting…

  • Treadles for Progress

    Great charity called Pedals for Progress taking used, unwanted sewing machines and shipping them overseas to allow women to open their own small businesses! What a great idea, and a great…