Even the most talented engineers can be stymied by simple repair projects. In this case, repairing a broken sewing machine has [CuriousMarc] all tangled up. [Marc] is probably best known as a part of ...

When you're learning a new skill, a mistake or two is inevitable. It's all part of the learning curve. But even a skilled seamstress can fall victim to the dreaded skipped stitch or broken needle, or ...

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“A Stitch in Time is my heartbeat,” says longtime customer Carol Mauro. Greg Harding has been fixing sewing machines for nearly 40 years in Fredericksburg, Virginia. “This is sewing machine heaven ...

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PORT ORANGE — With just a fourth-grade education, George F. Eddy invented the first machine that produced nylon zippers and went on to become an expert in sewing-machine repair, a family member said.

Jennifer Brandlon volunteers at a recent Repair Cafe. (Courtesy of Lauren Gross) Maybe you thought you’d fix the mower yourself. Or you promised yourself you’d take it to a repairman one of these days ...

Chris Stiff, 42, set up Stiff Stitches, which he operates from his Rickinghall home, at the start of November. Chris, who spent much of his career as an office worker but is currently a hatchery ...