The presser foot height on the best sewing machine for leather will determine the thickness of the fabric you can sew, as it’s the area below the presser foot and the bedplate. For heavy-duty ...

When stitching leather with a sewing machine, whether mechanical ... thread through the tough leather fabric. It can also help you stitch multiple layers of thick materials together with minimum ...

Right: a full-size Singer Heavy ... leather or canvas? Repair boat sails? Reupholster the seats in your Airstream? Don’t bring a knife to a gun fight. You need an industrial sewing machine.

For much of the nineteenth century, inventors submitted a model with their patent application to the United States Patent Office. The National Museum of American History’s patent model collection ...

Knowing how to sew can come in handy, but how should you fix frays if you don't know how to sew, you're low on sewing supplies, or your sewing machine ... for a more heavy-duty fabric glue.

Dive into the world of hand sewing with 38 unique patterns and projects to keep you busy and productive. Let your imagination run wild!

Nebraskan Bette Boellstorff amassed a collection of antique sewing machines that topped more than 300 machines.

Using the instruction manual, our testers run strips of soft cotton, delicate satin, stretchy jersey and layers of thick denim through each sewing machine. We assess how easy it is to: Select the ...

Capabilities include sewing, embroidery, ironing, and cross stitching. Our peer mentors are happy to help and answer questions, and we look forward to seeing you in the lab! Needle type 130R/705H; 287 ...

Nearly 130 years worth of sewing machines and equipment will be available in a one-of-a-kind auction this weekend in Syracuse ...

That’s how we feel about sewing machines. Sure, there’s a motor. There’s a needle and some thread. But how does the machine make a stitch? We always wondered, but after watching a recent ...

(Courtesy of Carrie Knapp) LINCOLN — It seems that Bette Boellstorff never met a sewing machine she didn’t ... Included in the auction will be fabric that Boellstorff (pronounced “bells ...