Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine

11/08/2025

11/08/2025

Treadle Zigzag Sewing Machine, Sew Mor 940

11/07/2025

11/07/2025

11/04/2025

11/03/2025

Where does your beloved machine go when you send her to us to be made young again?

Not to the big, busy city, bustling with activity.

We move at a more leisurely pace out here in the Coast Range of Oregon. We don't have production quotas, and we're not in a rush.

We take the time she requires to get to the root of her issues. To bring her back to her best.

As we finish up the new shop building and move the work to the new space, we have something that we've been improving on for twenty-five years, and may have at last perfected, really good light.

Now comes the callenging part,
organizing and finding the right place for everything. Don't worry. We'll get there.

11/03/2025

What are we up to these days?

Concurrently, while building our new shop/warehouse, we've been experimenting with better ways to restore older machine's paint finish, restore rusted parts and, importantly, repairing and restoring beloved machines for their owners.

Sharon M, in Santa Fe, New Mexico sent us her little Elna when it made a horrifying sound and quit working.

Sharon bought her Elna Lotus in 1965, so she had no need of a tutorial, therefore the video we made for her is just a final test video.

What a sweet little machine! A nice little precision machine with a very clever carry case, built in.

After many decades of faithful service, the hook gear stripped. We were able to source a new one, domestically, and the repair went quickly.

During testing we discovered that the bobbin winder was also broken. This part had to ship over from England, so there was a bit of a wait on that part of the repair.

10/16/2025

Two are taken, these are available, but act now! Very limited time before the in-town storage ends and the leftover tables go on the burn pile.

The first one had a Mid-Century White and should accommodate most Mid-Century Japanese machines, vintage Singers, and more.

I believe the 2nd one had a Viking model 21. It raises and lowers the machine to go from free arm to forming a bed.

The 3rd had a Mid-Century Kenmore. The door hinges (included) need to be reattached, otherwise good condition.

The 4th is, of course, a Singer model 42 cabinet that will fit most vintage Singer's or Japanese machines.

The 5th is a Kenmore table, very sturdy for even those very heavy Japanese Kenmores and the like.

10/15/2025

As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, we have a handful of nice cabinets and tables that need a home.

After eight years of paying way too much to the storage industry for a warm, dry place to keep our restored machines, we've built our own restoration shop/ storage, and yesterday we moved all our machines over to their new spot.

We have some nice Singer tables, and a few mid-century Kenmore, White, and Viking tables.

Free.

If you are interested, act fast, as any left over will go on the burn pile.

10/10/2025

Here's the final test and tutorial video that we made for Stacie when she chose this fine Singer 401A from our stock.

In this video you'll see how to wind the bobbin, how to thread the machine, and how to use all the various controls, including how to set the built-in stitch patterns.

When you buy one of our beautiful restored or serviced machines, we'll make a video for you on your own machine that shows you how to use your machine.

If you are new to sewing you can request one of our various "how to sew" books, and if we have one at that time, we'll send it along at no charge along with your new machine.

In this video, see how to wind the bobbin, how to thread the machine, select stitch patterns, adjust the tension, and how to use all the various controls. We...