These are the best sewing machines for home use, whether you love embroidery, quilting or making clothes., with picks for beginners and advanced sewers alike.

A serger, also called an overlock machine, is a specialized type of sewing machine that typically uses three or four threads at once.

From much-loved vintage varieties to the latest makes and models, Stephen Potts' busy workshop is an Aladdin's cave of sewing machines, overlockers, and the parts needed to fix them.