Vintage sewing machine on a blue background

Welcome to the Naai Machine Merch Store

Local SA Store → International Store →

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T-shirts & Hats

Vintage Ouma Naai Tee

Vintage Ouma Naai Tee

R 250.00 ZAR
Pocket Naai Machine Logo Essential T-Shirt

Pocket Naai Machine Logo Essential T-Shirt

R 220.00 ZAR
Eat, Naai, Sleep T-Shirt

Eat, Naai, Sleep T-Shirt

R 250.00 ZAR
Free Naai Machine Embroided Cap

Free Naai Machine Embroided Cap

R 250.00 ZAR
Naai or Braai T-shirt

Naai or Braai T-shirt

R 250.00 ZAR

Hoodies & Sweaters

3D Type Naai Machine Vinyl Hoodie

3D Type Naai Machine Vinyl Hoodie

R 520.00 ZAR
Thick Vinyl Naai Machine Icon Hoodie

Thick Vinyl Naai Machine Icon Hoodie

R 520.00 ZAR
Groovy Flock Naai Machine Sweater

Groovy Flock Naai Machine Sweater

R 420.00 ZAR
Naai Machine Logo Flock Sweater

Naai Machine Logo Flock Sweater

R 420.00 ZAR

Naai Machine: The Thread of our Community

Growing up, my grandmother’s sewing machine was our home’s heartbeat. Every night, after work, she’d set it up for her side hustle. Neighbours flocked in, bringing clothes to mend, alter, or patch.

First order of business “Strip down, let’s see what we’re working with!” all business, no nonsense. But with us kids cackling in the lounge, they’d turn red, fumbling in their undies.

The next day at school, we’d have ammo to tease those folks whose underpants we glimpsed. But the joke always flipped—kids are brutal.

See, in Afrikaans, a sewing machine is a Naai Machine, and we’d be stuck explaining why my Granny “Naai vir Geld”!