

Teamwork Pays Off
During Advanced SMR Institute, students are grouped in teams to service multi-needle machines. Three or four students work together...


Lower Shaft Module
Rick removes the lower shaft, hook, and feed module. Many sewing machines use a component system with one part added individually to the...


Turn That Screw
Turn that screw. Why would anyone pay $100 for a technician to turn just one screw? Actually, it is more likely that turning the screw...


Hands-on Learning
Hands-on learning provides high return on investment. It is the fastest way to master new skills. Small classes of 12 or fewer...


Computer Sewing Machines??
Modern sewing machines may be mechanical or computerized. So the technician needs to be as comfortable servicing mechanical or computer...


A Great New Skill
It is one thing to use a sewing machine for quilt piecing, crafts, or clothing. It is entirely different to be able to diagnose,...


Disassembly
Arnold is removing covers from the sewing machine during Fix Sewing Machines Institute Basic Institute. He is learning how the sewing...


Lou Services A Singer
Lou just graduated from Fix Sewing Machines Institute Basic Institute. She is starting disassembly while performing her first full...


The Same After 172 years
The basic lock-stitch invented in 1846 has largely remained the same to this very day. Bells and whistles have been added. The designs...


Holding The Drive Module
Even the most skilled mechanics experienced with other machines like cars, truck, etc. discover unique elements of sewing machine repair....























