If the kids are as excited about watching the new series of Sewing Bee as you are, they'll be over the moon to receive their very own sewing machine. Nothing is more fun for crafty youngsters than ...

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The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Embroidery has come a long way since the days of ‘ole when ...

This was made by the Essex Engineering Works based in Wanstead, E11 in the late 1940s. They were marketed at teenagers, and sold cheaply. The contributor can remember her grandmother sewing all her ...