Before the pandemic, Kate Bauer didn’t even know how to sew on a button. But when the Toronto-based PhD student and content creator, who goes by the handle @readwritethrift, managed to score a free ...

Sewing is a skill that comes in handy more often than you think. If you’d like to handle clothing alterations yourself or tackle more DIY projects, pick up a book to help you learn to sew. Books that ...

Want to put away your phone and learn more analog skills? Start with sewing and mending. “The DIY movement is huge right now, especially with TikTok and Instagram. It’s a new way of learning,” says ...

Learn an easy way to measure stretch fabric and make sewing with knits less confusing.

When my mother was in high school, she made all of her own clothes. Not because she couldn’t afford to shop–but because it was cooler to wear one-of-a-kind outfits. In recent years, we’ve seen a ...

Whenever the Christmas season rolled around, the thick Macy’s catalog would arrive in our mailbox (’90s kids, stand up). My siblings and I would pass it around, circling what we wanted for the ...

My nonna's name is Clorinda Boccuccia but everyone just calls her Linda. I'm not buying any new clothes in 2020 in an effort to be more sustainable — but, my nonna is truly the human embodiment of ...