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When we brought home an antique White Family Rotary treadle sewing machine from a thrift store last year, I thought it would be just like great-granny’s old Singer I’d used as a child. After we ...

If you remember your grandmother using a Singer sewing machine, you're not alone. This iconic brand has been part of the foundation of home sewing for more than a century and a half. Although these ...