Recycled and refurbished sewing machines from the Colorado Mountain College (CMC) Rifle campus, dating back to the mid-2000s, are now central to CMC Aspen’s new soft-goods manufacturing program.

If you aren’t an experienced quilter or embroider, a sewing machine may not seem worth the investment. But they come in handy even for non-crafty projects, like repairing a ripped seam or hemming a ...