If you’ve popped a button on your shirt, worn down a hem on your pants or busted a seam in your dress, these five hand sewing techniques ... sides of the joined fabrics. Repairing tears or ...

Fabric still must be hand-fed into sewing machines. Automation of that process would change how–and where, and how fast–our clothes are made. The last time a piece of technology significantly ...

Using scrap fabric also provides a low-pressure way to share the joy of creating with children, sewing doll clothes, toys, and their own inventions, while experimenting with sewing techniques.