Men have started sewing up a storm, driving a culture shift that challenges the traditional notion of sewing as a “women’s ...

Shirley Lataille sets up her sewing machine on Saturdays at the Kennebec Valley Grange Hall and local people bring her their ...

In a quiet living room in Luling, Louisiana, five children huddled around a few donated sewing machines. They were the first ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. All my life, visits to the library were relatively transactional. I picked out books as a kid then, ...

Leather goods are known for their longevity in the fashion industry, with their usage spanning footwear, handbags, and clothing. Nevertheless, their production can be quite complex. Thus, if the ...

The best sewing machine makes your sewing projects easier, whether you're mending clothes or making them from scratch. We've tested sewing machines from popular brands – including Brother, Janome, ...

One of the most recognisable sounds is one you would hear when sealing a bag, closing up a raincoat, or packing a suitcase. I’m talking about the sound of a zipper! The process of zipping something up ...

The zipper has virtually been unchanged ever since it debuted over a century ago: two interlocking rows of metal or plastic teeth, a sliding fastener, and the fabric tape that constitutes the ...

For a company that makes half the world’s zippers, new ideas have big impacts. At Japan’s YKK, they’ve debuted a zipper sans fabric tape—the typically black-colored strip of material that separates ...

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For more than a century, the zipper has stayed more or less the same: two interlocking rows of teeth, a sliding pull, and the fabric tape that holds it together. It’s one of those inventions that ...