Family heirlooms are hard to part with, especially if they've been passed down for generations. On the other hand, some heirlooms are difficult to maintain and may be worth letting go — particularly ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Isaac Merritt Singer of New York, New ...

The craftsmanship of the machines and the intricate woodwork and scrolling on the stands and cabinets that house them make vintage sewing machines, like this one owned by Marenthia Lagarde of New ...

When he was 11, Brian Hurita found a few yards of canvas and hand-stitched his own French Foreign Legion hat. "It was cool -- with a flap down the back," he remembers. "I'd seen them in movies -- back ...

Author Martha Stewart writes in our 101 Objects Special Issue: Isaac Merritt Singer's sewing machine was a vast improvement upon earlier versions, capable of 900 stitches a minute -at a time when the ...

The Singer 1304 is perfect for beginners, and it's pretty inexpensive too. Right now, it's even on sale for $50 off! Let's be real: There's no need to invest in expensive machinery if you're just ...

Beverly Hills-based Platinum Equity has agreed to buy a controlling stake in the manufacturer of Singer sewing machines, and the private equity firm plans other tuck-in acquisitions. Platinum Equity ...

Firefighters are responding to a four-alarm fire in New Jersey on Friday where the first Singer Sewing Machine factory in the U.S. was located. A portion of the industrial building had already ...

Gillette adverts stand against toxic masculinity. Budweiser makes specially-decorated cups to encourage non-binary and gender-fluid people to feel pride in their identity. These examples of so-called ...

The inquiry "Who invented the sewing machine?" has kept a lot of people talking for many, many years by many different people in many different sewing communities, and rightfully so. The sewing ...