Monday, January 26, 2009

Readying the fabric warehouse... pics of the 'overstock'


Readying the fabric warehouse... pics of the 'overstock'

What we're thinking is: 1. lot's of people can use fabric 2. we have mucho fabrico 3. let's let people order said fabric in whatever quantities they want we're working on an application that catalogs and offers what you see below (and a lot more...) for sale. We should be up and running with it by ...

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on Etsy... the bayou olive scoop neck with Merrow hems


on Etsy... the bayou olive scoop neck with Merrow hems

another nice piece of clothing on Etsy with Merrow hems (or edges), this posted by circularaccessories. Uploaded with plasq's Skitc ...

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Merrow has manufactured sewing machines since 1838 and remains one of the most interesting companies in the textile space

Friday, January 23, 2009

the Great Gas Hose Heist


the Great Gas Hose Heist

this is the Merrow corporate blog. Therefor the coverage of officers of the company is an appropriate and perhaps a requisite element of the blog. Today our subject is none other than the eponymous Owen Merrow. His daily contributions to the company are many, and the hours he ...

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Merrow has manufactured sewing machines since 1838 and remains one of the most interesting companies in the textile space

Thursday, January 22, 2009

stitch samples


stitch samples

 the process of sewing stitch samples involves finding the right needle plate. we have an estimated 10,000 in our inventory of modified and new plates. the hunt begins here: From mi ...

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Merrow has manufactured sewing machines since 1838 and remains one of the most interesting companies in the textile space

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Merrow on Artfire -- a 'tiny merrow hem'


Merrow on Artfire -- a 'tiny merrow hem'

It don't have to be big. In fact we do tiny better than most, the most subtle of edges is the Merrow edge and here we are rounding out a lovely scarf available on Artfire. Artfire looks a little like Etsy and seems to share traffic. We, at Merrow, are big proponents of the small ...

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Merrow has manufactured sewing machines since 1838 and remains one of the most interesting companies in the textile space

Monday, January 12, 2009

John Adams on HBO and Merrow


John Adams on HBO and Merrow

Congrats to the John Adams project! Last year we were asked to participate in the set development. Merrow offered the HBO production our line of Crochet sewing machines. Next thing you know the show is a runaway success.... to point out the obvious, we believe that the critics were heavily influenced ...

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Merrow has manufactured sewing machines since 1838 and remains one of the most interesting companies in the textile space

corniness. we're all about getting people to sew...but


corniness. we're all about getting people to sew...but

seriously. this is the good stuff.... The Sewing Movie from on Vime ...

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Merrow has manufactured sewing machines since 1838 and remains one of the most interesting companies in the textile space

Sunday, January 11, 2009

snow + need for excercise + impending face plant


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Merrow has manufactured sewing machines since 1838 and remains one of the most interesting companies in the textile space

Etsy Cashmere scarf


Etsy Cashmere scarf

on a cold day in the northeast, it stands to reason that being outside would be better with a cashmere scarf. It would be improved of course, if said scarf was edged with a Merrow stitch. It will keep you warmer. Promise. ;) Uploaded with plasq's Skitc ...

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Merrow has manufactured sewing machines since 1838 and remains one of the most interesting companies in the textile space

Friday, January 9, 2009

the dark horse


the dark horse

Merrow makes a wide variety of machines; the sexy stuff is here and here and here. The dark horse of the line is our 70 class machine. Used to join fabric together it is found in almost every textile mill. Most of the material that you're wearing, sitting on, looking at, was at ...

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Merrow has manufactured sewing machines since 1838 and remains one of the most interesting companies in the textile space

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

twitter


twitter

so twitter. we're here: http://twitter.com/merrow_machine _____ now why we're there, what we're doing there.... these are good questions. And we don't have good answers. It's fun and for the time being, we're there because it's the place to be (and in the last two days 18 people ...

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Merrow has manufactured sewing machines since 1838 and remains one of the most interesting companies in the textile space

an etsy combo by zorya


an etsy combo by zorya

As we work each day to build sewing machines...we become fond of people/companies and websites that appreciate a great stitch. Estsy is getting the award this month. Uploaded with plasq's Skitc ...

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Merrow has manufactured sewing machines since 1838 and remains one of the most interesting companies in the textile space

Friday, January 2, 2009

the Scissor Warehouse


the Scissor Warehouse

welcome 2009. it's about time. that's all i've got to say about that. --this year we're going to be doing many different things. Some small, others not so small. Today's experiment is the former. A long time ago i championed the idea of microsites. Personally I find them easier ...

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Merrow has manufactured sewing machines since 1838 and remains one of the most interesting companies in the textile space