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The pleasant hum of a sewing machine fills a busy work space in Johnston Square, just off the corner of Greenmount Avenue and Preston Street. It’s an industrial sound that once reverberated all over ...

A new robot by Sewbo could automate the feeding of fabric into sewing machines. Zornow has created a process by which a robotic arm guides chemically stiffened pieces of fabric through a commercial ...

TORRINGTON >> On a day filled with sunshine and good cheer, the employees of Commercial Sewing celebrated the company’s 50th anniversary. The company family gathered at the factory Wednesday morning ...

FALL RIVER — There aren’t many mortals who still do what John Tallmadge has been doing for more than four decades. “Everybody’s either dead or retired,” he said. Tallmadge, 66, was referring to the ...

Q I want to tell you about my Grandma’s sewing machine that I inherited. It’s a Singer in a cabinet that closes to look like a table. I have a more modern machine now, and I was thinking about taking ...