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, ...

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 ...

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 to graduate to sewing on a machine. A much faster and advanced method of ...

Considering that sewing is supposedly a relaxing pastime, isn’t it odd that the very first step in the process – threading the sewing needle – is so difficult? That’s exactly what Minnesota inventor, ...

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, ...

HOUSTON – It never fails that you notice your hem has come undone as your walking out the door. If you don’t know how to sew, you may have to change until you can get your pants fixed. But if you’ve ...

Making your own clothes is a great way to show off your own personal style, and can also be great for your pounds and pennies - and the environment. And you don’t have to invest in a sewing machine ...