EASTON, Pa. – A landmark sewing machine and vacuum repair business in downtown Easton is closing up shop.

The family-owned business has been a Lehigh Valley staple for more than six decades.

“It’s time to slow down,” said Bob Brindisi, owner of White Sewing Center.

Nestled on Northampton Street for the last 65 years, White Sewing Center has been the place for everyone’s quick fix.

Brindisi said he sells and fixes sewing machines and vacuum cleaners, and he learned how to repair them from the best teacher there was.

“Just learned by looking over my dad’s shoulders,” said Brindisi.

For the last 44 years and six days a week, Brindisi was the “go-to guy”.

“Nobody knows how to fix, and I fix,” said Brindisi. “We’re old school. If you look inside there, you’ll see what I mean.”

But as times changed and the internet grew, business slowed.

“During the 80s and 90s, it was great,” said Brindisi. “People would line up out the door. It was easy, but nobody comes in anymore.”

Now the time has come for Bob and his sidekick Paul Lucykanish to pause their projects and start closing up shop.

“We hang out together every day. You know, like we’ve been doing for a while now,” said Lucykanish. “I mean we get to know people a lot, and they love us.”

Longtime customer Sarah “Sunshine” Hinsch certainly does.

“Bob and Paul are just absolute legends,” said Hinsch. “We just bought our last sewing machine.”

But the iconic duo won’t be gone for good. With every ending, there is a new beginning, and you’ll still see downtown Easton’s favorite repairmen around the Lehigh Valley.

“They do house calls, and we’re so grateful that they’re not entirely leaving our community,” said Hinsch.

Because a good repairman will always have the perfect fix.

“Is it fair to say you’re basically ‘Bob the Builder’? asked 69 News Reporter Cierra Genelle.

“You hear that? I’m ‘Bob the Fixer,” laughed Brindisi. “I don’t build it. I fix it.”

The store’s last day is on October 31st, and everything for the final closing sale is 50% off.

If customers need something fixed after that date, Brindisi said he will be happy to coordinate a mobile service.