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BALANCED APPROACH: Blaine’s Sewing Machine Center owners Kate and Tim Palaski maintain an old-school mentality of supporting the customer and offering unique services while adapting to change with the times. PBN PHOTO/STEPHANIE BERNABA

Sewing success with new owners 

Business Services 08/14/2026

Blaine’s Sewing Machine Center (Published Oct. 23, 2020) YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1950 TYPE OF BUSINESS: Retail sales and service of sewing machines, fabric THEN: NAME: Blaine Enterprises Inc. (dba Blaine...

SEWING SUCCESS: Bob and Karen Roy are the owners of Blaine Sewing Machine Center in Cranston. The store, which sells and repairs sewing machines and carries fabrics and sewing supplies, has had a boost in sales because many people are dusting off old sewing machines and making masks. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Sewing supplier sees unprecedented demand during pandemic

Entrepreneurship 10/23/2020

An army of home-based seamstresses and tailors turned 2020 into a very good year for sewing suppliers. Blaine Enterprises Inc., which operates the Blaine...

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