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 ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Isaac Merritt Singer of New York, New ...

Author Martha Stewart writes in our 101 Objects Special Issue: Isaac Merritt Singer's sewing machine was a vast improvement upon earlier versions, capable of 900 stitches a minute -at a time when the ...

In 1850, it was said that the person who built a better sewing machine could make a fortune. Isaac M. Singer made a fortune by creating a product so successful that his name is still identified with ...

One-hundred-sixty years ago this month, Isaac Merritt Singer was issued a patent on his eponymous machine: The original sew 'n' sew was born. Kept folks in stitches ever since. (Bah-da-bum). What's a ...

Singer is a household name, synonymous with home economics. Singer is reputed for quality and this year the brand celebrates 171 years. Isaac Merritt Singer founded the company in New York, USA, in ...

Know any good sewing stories? Then the Singer Sewing Co. is looking for you. Launched last month, the interactive website, MySingerStory.com, invites sewing fans to share their personal stories and ...

When he was 11, Brian Hurita found a few yards of canvas and hand-stitched his own French Foreign Legion hat. "It was cool -- with a flap down the back," he remembers. "I'd seen them in movies -- back ...

On the second floor of the Nevada State Museum located in the history gallery, you'll find one of the earliest known Singer sewing machines. It has a patent date of 1849 stenciled on the side. However ...

Author Martha Stewart writes in our 101 Objects Special Issue: Isaac Merritt Singer's sewing machine was a vast improvement upon earlier versions, capable of 900 stitches a minute -at a time when the ...