Of all the regrets in my life, one of the greatest is that I was born too late to have enjoyed the benefits of my grandmother’s sewing skills. By the time I came along, she was well into her 70s, and ...

Singer is a household name, synonymous with home economics. Singer is reputed for quality and this year the brand celebrates 171 years. Isaac Merritt Singer founded the company in New York, USA, in ...

Author Martha Stewart writes in our 101 Objects Special Issue: Isaac Merritt Singer's sewing machine was a vast improvement upon earlier versions, capable of 900 stitches a minute -at a time when the ...

John Niles sometimes puts a simple sign — white background, black letters — outside his house in a woodsy subdivision in the St. Augustine suburbs. SEWING MACHINES, it reads. No kidding: Inside his ...

Sewing, for me, is like drawing: A skill that allows me to create whatever I can dream up. My sculpture professor in college used to get emotional about Edward Scissorhands, saying the character is a ...