FALL RIVER — There aren’t many mortals who still do what John Tallmadge has been doing for more than four decades. “Everybody’s either dead or retired,” he said. Tallmadge, 66, was referring to the ...

"Right from one of the first Singer machines. I have computerized machines, a fur machine, antique machines, a Singer, a Brother, industrial machines, you name it," she says. Unfortunately, all of ...