Check out Karen Keane's appraisal of a Singer oak-cased sewing machine & table, ca. 1900, in Alaska Native Heritage Center, Hour 2. Antiques Roadshow is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS ...

Sewing was an everyday activity for the 19th-century housewife. Often, a special table that held sewing supplies and needlework was kept near the living room. The sewing table became a special ...

Q-My mother’s sewing chest is made to look like a small trunk with high legs. It is the height of a sofa arm, so the sewing and knitting work inside is easy to reach. The chest top has two lids that ...