Family heirlooms are hard to part with, especially if they've been passed down for generations. On the other hand, some heirlooms are difficult to maintain and may be worth letting go — particularly ...

Few household tools have earned the devotion, nostalgia and near-mythic status of the Singer Featherweight sewing machine.

They don’t make them like they used to—and nowhere is that truer than with sewing machines. Those heavy-duty, metal-bodied beauties from decades past were built to last, and collectors (and quilters) ...

Leslie Evans’s first business venture out of college was sewing patchwork pillows on a vintage featherweight Singer sewing machine. She sold her handmade pillows at craft fairs until deciding it was ...

John Niles sees all kinds of vintage sewing machines coming in for repair in his St. Augustine garage, something not many people specialize in these days. When asked, he said he'd have a rough time ...

MARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sew Old Antique and Vintage Sewing Machine Repair is run out of Maggie West’s home in Maryville. In West’s basement, her workspace houses a welded worktable and a collection of ...