It seems we've mastered every part of the car-building process. When our engines wore out, we bought a book and rebuilt them. When the body shop gave us our first estimate, we learned how to paint. We ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Sewing is one of those skills that sounds enjoyable and can be highly useful in the long run. Yet, it can ...

For as long as I can remember, I've been sewing buttons back onto shirts for my dad and three brothers. It used to be easy when we lived in the same house. But as us kids have grown up and moved away, ...

When we brought home an antique White Family Rotary treadle sewing machine from a thrift store last year, I thought it would be just like great-granny’s old Singer I’d used as a child. After we ...

A sewing machine is a sewing machine, right? Turns out, not so much. And if you’re just learning how to sew, there are some that are going to make your first few stitches much easier (and much neater) ...

OK, we apologize. Last month trimmer Jerry Glasgow at McFarland Custom Upholstery showed us the way around a commercial sewing machine. Lured by the prospect of one day doing your own upholstery, ...

Like all Hackaday readers, we pride ourselves on having at least a passing acquaintance with how most things work. But we suspect to a lot of people, things we take for granted — computers, air ...

We independently review everything we recommend. We may make money from the links on our site. Learn more› By Kase Wickman When I review sewing machines for Wirecutter, I focus on machines that are ...