Machines by type

The backbone of any workroom. Straight stitch, flat bed, fast and accurate. If you only ever have one industrial, it's one of these.

Compound and triple feed. The top and bottom move the work together, so thick layers, leather and coated cloth go through straight instead of shifting.

Sergers for knits and wovens. Trim, seam and finish the edge in one pass, at a speed no domestic overlocker will live with.

Coverstitch for knit hems and sportswear. Chainstitch for the heavy end — bags, tarpaulins, denim, anything that must not let go.

When the work will not lie flat. Post beds and cylinder arms get the needle inside boots, bags and tight corners.

Dedicated machines that do one job properly. Clean buttonholes, and bartacks that hold belt loops and pocket mouths together.

Industrial zig-zag for webbing, sailcloth, bag work and decorative stitching. A different machine entirely from a domestic swing needle.

Alteration and tailoring work. Trousers, skirts, curtains — hemmed with nothing showing on the face of the cloth.

Computerised embroidery heads for logo work, workwear and decoration. Set up, digitised and shown to you in person.