Sewing Q&A

By Don Ford
Find answers to your sewing questions in our Q&A archives. To submit a question for possible use in Q&A, click here. Although we can't make individual responses, those of general interest will be published.

This month, Don Ford, the self-proclaimed sewing machine doctor, answers your machine maintenance questions and unlocks the mystery of machine failure versus operator error.

Running on Empty

New Items!

The August 2006 issue of Sew News offers options for solving these sewing questions:

Running on Empty–Oiling Your Machine

Speed Racer

Thread Tread

Plus-Size Sewing: Sizing Up

Don Ford is a storyteller and freelance writer from Manlius, NY. He has serviced sewing machines for 35 years and still makes house calls.