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The Singer 7442 is a fully electronic sewing machine. With 30 built-in stitches and hundreds of functions your creativity can encompass quilting and decorative stitches (stippling, crown, domino) as well as all the actual construction stitches (zig zags, darning, zipper insertion). This machine also has wonderful features like a built-in needle threader; a 1-step buttonhole in two styles (helps you make a whole row of identical buttonholes); easy stitch selection; automatic stitch settings; reverse stitching in the selected stitch pattern; 13 needle positions; clear bobbin cover to the drop in bobbin; and thread feed either horizontal or vertical. The machine comes with a full assortment of accessories including an instruction book, a standard presser foot, zipper foot, buttonhole foot, blind stitch foot, satin stitch/special purpose foot, a feed cover, a pack of needles and bobbins, spool caps and pin, screwdriver, seam ripper and lint brush.

The forty-seven stories in this collection, selected by Singer himself out of nearly one hundred and fifty, range from the publication of his now-classic first collection, Gimpel the Fool, in 1957, until 1981. They include supernatural tales, slices of life from Warsaw and the shtetls of Eastern Europe, and stories of the Jews displaced from that world to the New World, from the East Side of New York to California and Miami.

The Singer Model 1507 is a 8 stitch machine. If you are a beginner sewer or are looking for a machine to do some basic mending and sewing, this could be the machine you need. The machine features a 4-step buttonhole; 2 needle positions to help get your stitching in just the right spot; an easy bobbin winder; a free arm for sewing those pant legs and sleeves; horizontal threading for smoother stitching; and adjustable presser foot pressure (useful for heavier fabrics). With the machine comes an instruction manual (in English, French, and Spanish) to show you how to get the most from your machine. The 1507WC also a canvas cover included and a compartment for storing the accessories which include: a pack of needles, 4 bobbins, standard presser foot, buttonhole foot, button sewing foot, zipper foot, small bottle of oil, feed dog cover, 2 spool caps, stitching guide, screwdriver, and a seam ripper/lint brush. For further assistance with your machine, you can contact Singer's Consumer Affaires at 1800-474-6437 Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:00pm CST.

This is the right time to ask yourself: “What should I be doing to help?”

For the first time in history, it is now within our reach to eradicate world poverty and the suffering it brings. Yet around the world, a billion people struggle to live each day on less than many of us pay for bottled water. And though the number of deaths attributable to poverty worldwide has fallen dramatically in the past half-century, nearly ten million children still die unnecessarily each year. The people of the developed world face a profound choice: If we are not to turn our backs on a fifth of the world’s population, we must become part of the solution.

In The Life You Can Save, philosopher Peter Singer, named one of “The 100 Most Influential People in the World” by Time magazine, uses ethical arguments, provocative thought experiments, illuminating examples, and case studies of charitable giving to show that our current response to world poverty is not only insufficient but ethically indefensible.

Singer contends that we need to change our views of what is involved in living an ethical life. To help us play our part in bringing about that change, he offers a seven-point plan that mixes personal philanthropy (figuring how much to give and how best to give it), local activism (spreading the word in your community), and political awareness (contacting your representatives to ensure that your nation’s foreign aid is really directed to the world’s poorest people).

In The Life You Can Save, Singer makes the irrefutable argument that giving will make a huge difference in the lives of others, without diminishing the quality of our own. This book is an urgent call to action and a hopeful primer on the power of compassion, when mixed with rigorous investigation and careful reasoning, to lift others out of despair.

The Futura¿ CE-250 by SINGER® is a fully electronic sewing machine and computer linked embroidery unit. With Futura¿, embroidery is a snap. If you can click a mouse you can embroider! It includes standard embroidery design software, AutoPunch software (allows you to digitize your own images) and you can download designs from the Internet or CD collections. So, the actual sewing machine features electronic stitch control which means that each stitch is electronically formed and optimally set so each is sewn with exact precision. 100 Stitch options including 6 types of 1-step buttonholes have their optimal stitch settings pre-programmed but can be adjusted as you see the need. Eleven of the most common stitches are have a 1-touch selector button. Also included is an automatic needle threader, drop feed, top drop-in bobbin with a view plate, needle up/down selector, twin needle control and so much more. As far as embroidery, you have everything here to get started. The CE-250 comes with Windows® compatible software (that will need to be downloaded to your home computer) with a basic how-to/tutorial, 120 embroidery designs, 5 fonts, AutoPunch software (allows you to take a wide variety of graphic files and convert them to an embroidery design) and 2 embroidery hoops. You will be able to work with embroidery designs from a wide range of sources to add to your upcoming project. You work within the software on your computer to layout end edit your designs and then, via a USB cable (provided), you just download to your Futura and you are ready to embroider.

Sewing garments and home-decor items does not have to be mutually exclusive; there are certain skills and fields of knowledge peculiar to each, and there are some areas of overlap. Remarkably, this extremely comprehensive, heavily illustrated volume manages to do justice to both apparel and decor techniques, from the rudiments of the sewing machine and other essential equipment to an exploration of fabric types, from taking proper measurements (of people as well as of windows and tables) to learning all the basics as well as more advanced skills for many kinds of sewing: women's wear, including tailoring; activewear, including swimsuits; babies' and children's clothes; window treatments, pillows, bed coverings, and table linens. The section on making custom alterations to store-bought patterns is especially helpful for garment sewers perpetually frustrated in trying to achieve a perfect fit. Novices will find this a very useful reference in understanding the often-cryptic instructions of commercial patterns; experienced sewers should have this guide on hand to help them achieve thoroughly professional results. --Amy Handy

You will love to sew with Singer® Confidence¿. This machine has so many electronic features to simplify your creative process. Drop & Sew¿ Bobbin System quickly places the bobbin thread exactly where you need it. A built-in needle threader makes quick work of threading the eye of the needle. 150 stitch programs include 4 types of 1-step buttonholes, an alphabet with upper & lower case, numbers, a Hand-look Quilt stitch, lots of decorative stitches, and all the construction stitches you could need. Each stitch has its optimal settings pre-programmed but you can adjust the settings as you need whenever you want. You also have a temporary memory for up to 20 characters; can mirror image, edit and elongate stitches; a continuous design sew option; and electronic twin needle control. Six of the most frequent stitches have a 1-touch selector button, drop feed, 13 needle positions, a long lasting LCD screen and a free arm with accessory storage that includes 5 snap-on presser feet are all also featured on this machine.

A true American original is brought to life in this rich and lively portrait of Pete Seeger, who, with his musical grace and inextinguishable passion for social justice, transformed folk singing into a high form of peaceful protest in the second half of the twentieth century. Drawing on his extensive talks with Seeger, New Yorker writer Alec Wilkinson lets us experience the man’s unique blend of independence and commitment, charm, courage, energy, and belief in human equality and American democracy.

We see Seeger instilled with a love of music by his parents, both classically trained musicians; as a teenager, hearing real folk music for the first time; and as a young man, singing with Woody Guthrie and with the Weavers. We learn of his harassment by the government for his political beliefs and his testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1949. And we follow his engagement with civil rights, the peace movement, and the environment—especially his work saving the Hudson River and building the ship Clearwater. He talks ardently about his own music and that of others, and about the power of music to connect people and bind them to a cause. Finally, we meet Toshi, his wife of nearly sixty years, and members of his family, at the house he built on a mountainside in upstate New York.

The Protest Singer is as spirited and captivating as its subject—an American icon, celebrating his ninetieth birthday.


From the Hardcover edition.

You will love the Singer® Confidence¿ Model 7463. This machine has many features to simplify your sewing time. Drop & Sew¿ Bobbin System quickly places the bobbin thread exactly where you need it. A built-in needle threader makes quick work of threading the eye of the needle. 30 stitch programs include 2 types of 1-step buttonholes, a Hand-look Quilt stitch, many decorative stitches, and construction stitches. Each stitch has a 1-touch selector button and its optimal settings pre-programmed but you can adjust the settings as you need whenever you want. 13 Needle positions, and a free arm with accessory storage that includes 5 snap-on presser feet are all also featured on this machine.