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 ...

Each of us have a little fashion designer in us or just simply want to feel comfortable fixing a hem or sewing on a button that manages to somersault across a room; but many of us most certainly don’t ...

Not gonna lie: Sewing is a little intimidating. All those needles flying and fabric billowing—not to mention the seemingly complicated machinery—can be scary for someone who's never even attempted to ...

Kelly Irvin has a quilt she calls “Bohemian Scrapsody.” She says she had a lot of fun making it entirely from scrap material a few years ago while listening to the radio. For her, the quilt is a ...

A fifth-grade class in the North Colonie School District got to try out a new sewing innovations lab. The fifth-grade students were tasked to create a stuffed monster. They had to use at least one ...

An introduction to sewing course — including sewing and pattern vocabulary, pattern instructions and sewing machine operation — begins Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Catalina Foothills High School, 4300 E.

Gavyn Meadows is well on his way to learning something new every day. He has taken the first step to learning the basics of sewing, and the summer has just begun. Gavyn, decked out in his Zachary ...

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 ...

FASHIONISTAS: Hanger Hall School, from left, students Angelique Mills, Julianne Stanley and Holiday Railey practice their sewing skills at an after-school club. Photo by Jessica Wakeman Olivia ...