If you try to sew leather on a standard consumer-grade machine, more often than not you’ll quickly learn its limits. Most machines are built for speed, and trying to get them to punch through heavy ...

Whether you’re a seasoned sewer who can whip up a garment in no time or you’re new to the hobby and looking to improve, it’s important to have the right sewing machine. You should look for a machine ...

Putting in real work on the 969 industrial sewing machine. Watch the satisfying process of stitching heavy leather with precision and power, a key step in creating durable custom western gear.

A closer look at the clever engineering inside this sewing machine. After the hook catches the thread, it rides perfectly between the teeth of the drive gears as it moves around the bobbin. Truly ...

This could probably be any of our grandmothers at work. George Grantham Bain Collection [PD], via Wikimedia Commons. In our hackspace, we’ve opened a textile room in the last month. We have high hopes ...