This basic machine might not have all the bells and whistles, but it should allow you to do a basic stitch for sewing clothing, darning holes, and to use a zigzag stitch for sewing on a patch.

is done on a “Merrow edge” sewing machine. After an open house at their sprawling 30,000-square-foot quarters on the sixth floor of the Pepperell Mill next to Wendy’s, Charlie Merrow pulled ...