Ladies and gentlemen, please allow me to introduce Betty, my new Singer Featherweight sewing machine! Betty was made on November 5th, 1936, and is a Singer Featherweight 221. She’s an AE series machine with a lovely scrollwork faceplate, and was just one of 15,000 machines made in Singer’s Elizabethport, New Jersey factory on that day. …
I certainly don’t need another new sewing machine, but I’m dying try out Baby Lock’s Sashiko Machine. Create the look of traditional, hand-work stitching passed down through generations on the Sashiko Machine. Replicate this distinctive and celebrated stitch and add a hand-stitched touch to any project with a machine that is truly the first of …
I reviewed the Brother 1034D serger (overlock machine) on Craft Test Dummies! Craft Product Review: Brother 1034D 3-4 Lay-in Thread Serger I had never used a serger (overlock machine) before I got my Brother 1034D, but I knew that I needed one if I wanted to sew knits and stretch fabrics (among a million other …
I reviewed the Brother CS-6000i sewing machine on Craft Test Dummies! Craft Product Review: Brother CS-6000i Computerized Sewing Machine I’ve been using my Brother CS-6000i regularly for about a year and a half, after my fabulous mother gave it to me as a birthday gift to replace the ancient avocado green Sears Kenmore that she …
