Hue Nguyen, 64, is a seamstress at Leidos in Webster, Texas. Q: How did you learn sewing? A: When I was growing up in South Vietnam, my mom’s friend had a clothing alterations business, and I loved ...

Candice Hodgin received a sewing machine from a relative and said she’s “just itching to use it.” She wants to make fashionable skirts, tailor her jeans, mend clothes and churn out curtains, pillows ...

RENSSELAER — On Saturday afternoon, a harmony of buzzing and drilling sounds from sewing machines filled the air in the former daycare room inside the McManus Center, owned by the Church of St. John ...

Imagine if we all got enough sleep. Not just for one night, but a solid eight hours every night. We'd probably be more alert, perform better on the job, be less stressed out and be healthier overall.

Long before basic sewing needle options evolved as “sharps” or “betweens,” cave-era folks simply threaded bone shard and animal horn with sinew or plant fiber to stitch animal skins into outerwear.

When the going gets tough, the tough get sewing. They knit, crochet, quilt and smock, too. Yes, it’s all part of the down economy, but it’s also part of an American needle arts renaissance. In recent ...

"The classes are to support women who feel trapped or have faced trauma," said da Cunha, who emigrated from Brazil to Cape ...

Snip, snip. Place four layers of fabric under the needle. Whir. Slip into place the elastic bands. “Then it’s ready to go!” Trisha Garay, 42, said cheerfully over the sound of the sewing machine. That ...

WYOMING — The walls of Threads by Voisin are lined with children’s clothes, dresses and shirts. The shop, located on Wyoming Avenue, is owned and operated by Bernadette Voisin, and the clothes are all ...