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 ...

Whether you have inherited an old sewing machine or picked one up at the local thrift shop, it's totally normal to be curious about its value. Antique Singer sewing machine values are determined by ...

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 ...

IF your parents didn’t use one, theirs probably did. Some people may still be using them — these sewing machines sold so well their inventor built one of the first skyscrapers in New York. He called ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The bulk of the collection consists ...

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 ...

4 Extra Debut. Maria Margaronis tells the story of the Singer Corporation, its once great empire and the lives it touched. From 2016. Show more The song of the Singer has whirred its way through more ...

The company that manufactures Singer Sewing Machines unveiled its new headquarters in La Vergne, but some alteration specialists say sewing is a dying art. "It's not something that a lot of people are ...

We take a look at which sewing machines are best for beginners who want to learn dressmaking and craft skill The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on ...