Discover the best sewing hacks to upgrade your old clothes and give them new life. Learn clever techniques for alterations, repairs, and creative transformations. These tips make sewing accessible ...

Fabric stores that sell threads, buttons and materials for making clothes are dwindling in San Diego, with owners shuttering their shops citing waning interest from customers. The disappearance of ...

Any girl worth her salt would be envious of Azure Messmer’s sewing prowess. She is skilled enough to design her own patterns, and her collection includes numerous skirts, tops and some jeans. If she ...

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 ...

My husband always laughs when he tells the story that when he first met my mother, her big selling point for me was that “she makes her own clothes.” There was something very nerdy about that.

Sarah Jo Saunders never has been one to settle for mass-produced clothes off the rack. And thanks to her fashion design skills, she doesn't have to. "I've been sewing since I was a teenager," said the ...

Jonathan Zornow got his big idea while watching TV. The former Seattle software developer has an unusual bedtime addiction: Binging on the Discovery Channel show How It’s Made. “[The show] just tapes ...