NOTE: The people and businesses listed here are independent and not employees of Ragtime Fabrics. We offer this information as a service to our customers because we know their work is of good quality. We make no money on any of their transactions. Therefore, any arrangements you make with them, including estimates and payments, are between you and the service provider.
Local Sewing Services
Sewing Machine Repairs and Servicing
Eldon Showalter
6722 Spring Creek Rd
Bridgewater, VA 22812
540-383-9876
Design and Sewing
Nancy Dauer: 540-560-7495Lelia Nelson: 540-885-6849Sargul Qadir: 571-279-4732
Machine Embroidery
Ann Deavers - Embroidery Designs by Ann: 540-852-3315
Juanita May - 540-421-0767
Phoebe Renfroe - 540-290-0825
General Sewing
Nancy Dauer: 540-560-7495
Home Decor Sewing
Heidi Yoder: 540-432-5598Esther Harman: 540-289-5413
Quilting
Molly Boland-Stover: 540-879-2473
Gloria Wegman: 540-271-4519
Snowbird Quilts, Teresa Yonce: 304-940-2088 snowbirdquilts.com (Teresa stops by Ragtime every Thursday at 11:15am for Longarm drop off and pickups)
AJ Holsinger: 540-908-2299
Long Arm Quilting Services by Emily Quesenberry, specializing in free motion all-over, custom, and ruler work for sizes wall to king. 1(540)820-7713, email is enquisitivelymade@gmail.com
Tailoring and Alterations
Joy Yoder: 540-908-0673Olena Marusich: 540-435-0198
Upholstery
Jesse Mace: 540-908-9483
Kathy Darmofalski: 540-885-4759
Claire Patrick: 540-885-1889
Scissor Sharpening
Rockingham Cooperative 1044 South High St. (Rt 42)Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801
540-434-9967
Andy Anderson: 540-828-2292 or 540-421-0488
Online Resources
Videos
Baby Lock YouTube Channel (Baby Lock sewing machines)
From the Workbench with Doug (multiple bobbin cases, embroidery success)
"Man Sewing" channel on You Tube (sewing instruction)
Still Stitching (a documentary on vintage sewing machines)
The Quilt Project (a YouTube series of episodes)
Thread Therapy with Dr. Bob (excellent series of videos on sewing threads & how to use them)
Websites
Crafting Fashion blog (Olgalyn Jolly)
Crafting With Your Hands: Needlework Arts
Goodbye Valentino (Sarah Gunn)
HGTV (home design & decor)
Made Every Day (sewing instruction & projects on YouTube)
Madicon (science fiction, fantasy, anime and gaming convention held annually at JMU)
PatternReview.com (user reviews of commercial patterns)
Ravelry (textile social media site -- sewing, knitting, crochet, weaving, spinning, etc.)
Sewing Resources At Home (sewing instruction)
Sewing.About.Com (sewing advice & projects)
The Singer Featherweight Shop (everything Featherweight!)
The Singer Featherweight Schoolhouse (machine dating, history, tutorials, maintenance, etc.)
Textillia (sewing social media site)
The Splendid Sampler (quilting)
Lekala (Patterns)
Embroidery Websites
Embroidery design websites:
- www.embroiderydesigns.com
- www.emblibrary.com
- www.amazingdesigns.com
- www.nancysnotions.com
- www.kreativekiwi.com
- www.etsy.com
- www.embroideryonline.com
- www.urbanthreads.com
- www.swpea.com
- www.embroiderypanda.com
- www.ultimatestash.com
- www.dakotacollectables.com
- www.threadart.com
- www.kimberbelldesigns.com
- www.embroidery-boutique.com
- www.embroideryonline.com
- www.embroiderygarden.com
Digitizing Service - embroideryfx.com
Organizations
Freebies
Sew Easy, Sew Fun (free projects & patterns)
Miscellaneous
The Mark-It (screenprinting services)