Many of you have asked for pictures of the new space via facebook or twitter! Here they are! Things are looking beautiful in both classrooms with dedicated serger areas, loads more cutting space, mirrors for fitting, and much more! The retail area is so much more spacious, showing you sewing machines is such a pleasure … Continued
Monday brings the end of a long, fun, and exhausting weekend at Modern Domestic. We only closed Friday night, a few hours early, but otherwise were here working, sewing, and having a wild time! There are now lights, tables and machines in the new space and still much to do, but things are coming together. … Continued
Just for the week (through next Monday the 17th) we are having a super awesome store-wide sale! Store wide sale on all machines and notions to celebrate our crazy store week ahead. We will have two big old holes in the wall starting tomorrow, and things are a little up heaved, but in order to … Continued
A moment at Modern Domestic with my lovely little Daughters, Bina age 3.5 and Dot age 5.5. The very next morning they woke up talking about the machines they wanted for their 4th and 6th birthdays. Dot wants the cute little black bernette 46 and Bina would like the bernette 20. Good choices! I feel … Continued
Recently I received a call at the shop from Mike Parish of BERNINA of America. He is the current acting President and when I realized that he was actual calling me, I nearly tipped over. When we spoke on the phone, he invited me to attend a dealer panel in Chicago over 2 days and … Continued
About once every week or so, our wonderful UPS or FedEx peeps deliver a stack of sewing machines. They are always just here a little while, on their way to your house, but while we have them, we treat them extra special. Each and every sewing machine that comes through our door is “sewn in” … Continued
Meredith, Michelle and I were thrilled to attend this dealer only show full of friends, education, and true inspiration. There are such wonderful people in this company; forward thinking, supportive, willing to share. I have been in the sewing and craft industry for 12 years, and never have I seen this sort of education offered … Continued
We have really enjoyed getting to know the new line of bernettes that we received in throughout the spring. There are great options for entry level and price conscious sewists including both mechanical and computerized models. We are thrilled to offer a sale of 15% off these sweet little sewing gems for the rest of … Continued
For those into to working with knits (or even just wearing them), you may have noticed a very specific detail that sets apart commercially made knit garments and your home sewing attempts and that is the hem or finished edge. Look at your t-shirt. Do you see the two rows of stitching at the hem? … Continued
During the long warm days of summer we are going to be filled up with totally awesome kids and teens from ages 8-18! We are super lucky to have not one, but two dedicated classroom spaces at MD, and one of them is a lovely loft. With great lighting and plenty of space for sewing … Continued