The Ogden shopthat keeps yourmachine sewing.
Bob's Sewing Machine Exchange has been the place locals bring a machine that's jamming, skipping, or just due for a tune-up. We service every brand, sell machines, and take trade-ins.
Walk-ins welcome. Bring the machine and the foot pedal.
On the bench, not in a box
Tell us what it's doing. We'll tell you what it needs, before any work starts.
Drop it off, we diagnose it, you approve the price.
No surprises and no guessing. You'll know what's wrong and what it costs before we turn a single screw.
Bring it in
Carry in the machine and the foot pedal during shop hours. Tell us what it's been doing, the noises, the jams, the skipped stitches.
We diagnose and quote
We open it up, find the real problem, and give you a straight quote. You approve the work before anything moves forward.
Sewing again
Most tune-ups and common repairs turn around in a few days. We call you the minute it's ready to pick up.
Repair, tune-ups, parts, and machines.
A full sewing machine shop, not a counter that ships your machine off somewhere. The work happens here in Ogden.
Repairs and tune-ups
Skipped stitches, jamming, thread bunching underneath, broken needles, timing off, tension that won't hold. We clean, oil, adjust, and replace worn parts so the machine runs like it should.
- Clean & oil
- Timing
- Tension
- Motors & belts
- Bobbin cases
Sergers & overlock
Sergers have their own headaches, threading, loopers, knives, and tension across four threads. We know them well and get them stitching clean again.
Vintage & antique
Old machines were built to last. A careful clean, oil, and adjustment usually brings grandma's machine right back to life. We handle them gently.
Machines for sale & trade-in
Looking to move up, or start out? We carry machines for sale and take trade-ins, so your old machine can go toward a different one. Come try a few on the table.
Parts, needles & feet
Needles, bobbins, belts, bulbs, and presser feet on hand, plus the harder-to-find parts ordered in for older machines.
Quilting & heavy fabric
Machines that fight you on denim, canvas, and quilt layers usually need the right needle, a tension reset, and a clean. We get them feeding smoothly.
Honest advice
Sometimes the answer is a simple fix, sometimes it's not worth repairing. Either way we'll tell you straight, so you can make a good call.
Real benches, real tools, real repairs.
Hover any tile to bring it forward. This is the work that keeps a machine running for another twenty years.
What people in Ogden say.
A real sewing machine shop with people who actually know how to fix one. They told me what was wrong and what it would cost before doing the work.
Verified Google reviewHonest, fair, and fast. Will not take a machine anywhere else.
Verified Google reviewBrought in an old machine I thought was done for. They cleaned it up, fixed the timing, and it runs better than I ever remember. These reviews are why we keep our rating where it is, and we work to earn each one.
Representative of the shop's 4.9-star Google rating
A neighborhood shop that just knows sewing machines.
Bob's Sewing Machine Exchange is the kind of place that's getting hard to find. We work on machines all day, every brand and every age, so we recognize most problems the moment we open one up.
People drive in from all over Weber and Davis County because we treat the machine and the customer right. We tell you the truth about what it needs, and we stand behind the work.
Before you bring it in.
Do you work on every brand?
How much does a tune-up cost?
How long does a repair take?
My machine is jamming or skipping stitches. Can you fix it?
Do you sell machines too?
Can you service my grandmother's old machine?
Do I need an appointment?
Do you sell parts, needles, and bobbins?
Tell us what your machine is doing.
Call the shop, or send a quick note about the problem and we'll get back to you. The fastest answer is always a phone call.