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In theory, anything that can be made on a sewing machine can be done by hand using a needle and thread. Some fabrics are trickier than others, so for thicker materials like denim you will need to ...

mainly for women and the demise of most of the genteel dressmakers and their made to measure hand sewn creations. On the domestic front the treadle sewing machine became one of the first 'must ...

The technique is a meticulous hand sewing process that adds lengthy stretches ... For example, Stockholm-based retailer H&M installed a “Looop machine” at its flagship store in the Swedish ...

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.