A Suffolk man is tailoring a new career as a sewing machine repairman one stitch at a time. Chris Stiff, 42, set up Stiff Stitches, which he operates from his Rickinghall home, at the start of ...

At a recent concert, Portugal. The Man enlisted two maestros of musical comedy, “Weird Al” Yankovic and the Lonely Island’s Jorma Taccone, for a very sincere — though obviously still very fun — cover ...

R. R. Branstrom/Daily Press Larry Klope stitches leather using a Singer 29, a machine nicknamed the “patcher.” With a small bobbin, a narrow arm and a head that spins 360 degrees, it was often used by ...

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Kase Wickman If you’ve taken up sewing as a hobby and mastered using your ...

A washing machine repairman leapt away from a truck that hurtled into an appliance store. The quick-thinking technician was cleaning the lid of a second-hand top-load washer beside his shop when an ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tonight, meet a Brookfield couple who travel the country in search of vintage sewing machines. Karen Meyers shows us, they're beautiful appliances, very rare, and still functioning. Plus, Concord's ...

ELIZABETH, N.J. — Over 100 firefighters battled a blaze Friday at a New Jersey industrial park that was home to the Singer sewing machine factory for more than a century. A passerby reported the fire ...