Most of what I’ve read has it that Brother and Pfaff are similar in quality. Brother has a quilt making device I would like to have, just under $1000 bucks however.

The sewing machine was a hotly contested invention with huge stakes on the line. It is a noteworthy device still. Sewing machine repair is reportedly a lucrative part-time gig.

In 1979 while driving cab, I met an 89-year-old man who had operated a clothing making business in Seattle in the 30s and 40s. His wife had died some years prior, never had any children, she had had TB in her childbearing years. We became good buddies. He told me about some of the sweaters they manufactured, and described the first button holing machine that he acquired. One of those would be pretty handy.

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