The Sewing Machine Newsletter

FAMILY TREE ((UPDATED))

THE EAGLE HAS LANDED

Aug 3 • Cale Schoenberg

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July 2026

Pareto Principle Applied to Sewing Machines

For the Majority of Negative Sewing Outcomes, roughly 80% of consequences come from 20% of causes

Jul 31

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Fear & Loathing at Bernina University

I flew to New Orleans for Bernina's annual mega-event for sewing machine dealerships. Here are 6 of my biggest takeaways.

Jul 20 • Cale Schoenberg

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The Intersection Where Sewing Machines Meet Leveraged Buy Outs (LBOs)

The Untold Story of Singer, Viking, & Pfaff

Jul 9 • Cale Schoenberg and Dan Schoenberg

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June 2026

How to Calculate the Power of a Sewing Machine

Wattage, motor strength, mechanical effciiency, and why "feel" still matters more than specs.

Jun 29 • Cale Schoenberg

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What it means when a sewing machine is "out of time"

Needle-Hook Timing vs Needle-Feed Timing on a Sewing Machine

Jun 12 • Cale Schoenberg

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Mettler Sewing Machine Thread Investigation

"Tensile Strength", "Linear Density", & "Elongation at Break"

Jun 2 • Cale Schoenberg

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May 2026

Sewing machine making strange sound? Troubleshooting trips from a a sewing machine repairman

Troubleshooting method for locating unusual sounds on a sewing machine.

May 26 • Cale Schoenberg

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The needle dropped into my machine and I can't find it..... what do I do?

Sewing machine repairman answers the common sewing question of what you should do if your needle breaks and disappears into your sewing machine.

May 11 • Cale Schoenberg

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April 2026

Sewing Machine Space Race

Sewing Machine Manufacturers continue to make machines with larger and larger throat space. My analysis on what this means for sewists and the sewing…

Apr 30 • Cale Schoenberg

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How geopolitical events affect the price of sewing machines around the world

The rising cost of oil and freight is affecting sewing machine retail prices in North America

Apr 23 • Cale Schoenberg

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The Importance of an Unobstructed Thread Path

Plus a word on Sewing Machine Ontology

Apr 13 • Cale Schoenberg

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