In a quiet living room in Luling, Louisiana, five children huddled around a few donated sewing machines. They were the first ...

For as long as I can remember, I've been sewing buttons back onto shirts for my dad and three brothers. It used to be easy when we lived in the same house. But as us kids have grown up and moved away, ...

Whether you want to mend a ripped pair of jeans, re-attach a lost button, hem too-long curtains, or try out some beginner-level embroidery projects, there’s one crucial thing you’ll need to know how ...

Needle and thread work together as a team, and choosing the correct needle helps ensure each stitch forms cleanly. Different fabrics react differently to needle shapes and sizes, which is why so many ...

Make Do And Mend - Your Guide To Looking After The Clothes You Already Own If you have hand sewing down, and know exactly how to fix up all of those little rips and lost buttons, then it may be time ...

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SNOW HILL, Md. (AP) -- Janine Dufrene's fingers gingerly guided her needle into the soft, cotton face of the quilt stretched on a quilting frame. Around her, half a dozen ladies worked, their short, ...

I am on the short side of petite, so clothes shopping is often a problem. But my mother, a gifted seamstress, always came to the rescue with her round, gold sewing tin with the red-and-green, ...