A sewing machine is a fantastically useful thing to own, but too often sewing machines end up languishing in a closet because something wasn't working quite right the last time you tried to use it.

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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 ...

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 ...

MAREN: Hi. This is Maren from the Outside Gear team. And today, I'm going to show you four different types of common sewing repairs for your gear. So today, I'm going to show you how to do four ...