Getting started using a sewing machine is straight-forward and fun. Once you’ve threaded your needle and bobbin and chosen your stitch, you’re ready hit the pedal and drive. There are so many parts of ...

Understand everything, including the bobbin, presser foot, and thread guides. All sewing machines differ, but most have basic features that are similar from model to model. Understanding the parts of ...

[Grow Your Own Clothes] had finally found their ideal sewing machine for doing zig-zag stitches (/\/\/\) and converting to a treadle drive (mechanically foot-fed) — a Singer 411G. This is a ...

Treadle sewing machines work as well as electric models, if not better …. without electricity. They’re also inexpensive, $10.00 to $40.00 (I bought mine for $25.00, in good shape). With proper care ...

March Issue Features Seven Standout Machines as a New Generation Embraces the Hobby Singer, a brand synonymous with sewing, leads in sales, but not in testing. The Singer sewing machines CR tested ...

Q: I am enclosing pictures of a sewing machine once belonging to my mother. I remember hearing that she paid $30 for it when it was new. There is no date anywhere. What can you tell me about it, and ...