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 ...

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 ...

Our modern attitude towards gender is sometimes a curiously paradoxical one. We're aware in the not too distant past our culture included some rather rigid definitions of the proper roles of men and ...

This month’s column brings an original kerosene lantern from an American LaFrance Fire Engine found at an estate sale and a favorite basket from a reader’s art glass collection. Well-cared-for family ...

Today, where the concept of “disruption” has become so popular in business, those developing apps and new startups can look to the Singer Sewing Machine as one of the original disruptive technologies.