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Donate Machine

Thinking of donating your old sewing machine to The Sewing Machine Project®?
Thank you!!

We are currently accepting the following sewing machine brands for donation:

  • Singer
  • Kenmore
  • Brother
  • Viking Huskvarna
  • Janome
  • White
  • Pfaff
  • Juki
  • Bernina/Bernette
  • New Home
  • Elna
  • Necchi
  • Baby lock
  • Simplicity
  • Riccar

Please ensure that your machine meets the following guidelines:

  • Is your machine in excellent working order?
  • Does your machine have a manual?
  • Is your machine portable? i.e. is it made to sit on a table easily and is not made to be in a cabinet?
  • Does your machine weigh less than 30 pounds?
  • Is your machine “cam-less”? That is, is it a model that doesn’t use cams for decorative stitches?
  • We are NOT accepting “embroidery only” machines. Any sewing machine with embroidery capability must have fully functional sewing capability on its own.
  • WE ARE NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING SERGERS

Please ensure that your machine has the following parts included:

  • Foot Control
  • Power Cord
  • Slide on Table
  • Any feet or accessories that originally came with the machine

If your answer to all of these is yes – thank you!
We would be happy to accept your machine!

When you donate any machine, please consider making a financial donation as well. A $40 donation, accompanying a machine would pay for its packing materials and transport