A Little Bit About Singer Sewing Machines

The first Singer sewing machine was devleoped and patented with only a $40.00 investment.

Most sewists will spend more than that on one sewing project. Commercial patterns start in the $10.00-$15.00 range. Imagine, an entire company, that birthed an industry was started for less money than three yards of fabric!

Founded in 1851 The Singer Sewing Machine company is one of the oldest and most well know names in the industry.

Singer developed the home sewing machine, and to get them into the hands of homemakers on a budget, Singer Company also innovated the instalment payment plan!

For years the Singer Company dominated the market and their machines were the standard by which all others were judged. In fact I thought I was being a traitor when I bought a Kenmore!

Until sometime in the 1980s Singer Sewing Centers were the only source for buying one of their sewing machines. You could buy in the store, or have a salesman come to the house and demonstrate a machine for you.

It was even possible to rent a Singer sewing machine!

Today Singer sewing machines are sold online and through various retailers.

To find the perfect Singer machine for you visit one of our affiliate retailers.

Then come back and tell us what sewing machine you decided to buy and why.

And send us a "baby" picture.

And it is gorgeously depicted by Thomas Gozdziewicz in 2004.

Singer no longer commands the largest market share.

But they still make a quality, affordable sewing machine. Some of their mechanical models have become icons of the industry and there are sewists that will use nothing else.

And the machines we will talk about here on Sewing Insider are machines you can trust and use for many years.

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