After 20-some years of sewing clothes for homeless children, the Helping Hands Sewing Group has noticed some changes. Fabrics have gotten thinner and contain more polyester than they used to. What ...

Sewing machines hum and laughter sprinkles the air in the Sykesville home of Patricia Mattoon on the third Wednesday of each month as a small group of ladies juggle material, elastic and bias binding.

Forty young Haitian girls pulled on dresses recently — some for the first time — thanks to the efforts of a New Port Richey amateur seamstress-humanitarian and the Brooksville Rotary Club. Dee Ford, ...

DEVOTED TO THE CAUSE. BUSY BOBBINS AT THE BRIDGEWATER SENIOR CENTER. THE PATTERN BEING SEWN IS SIMPLE. SO WE HAVE THE FABRIC. WE HAVE THE POCKET MATERIAL, ALL THE STRAPS. BUT SO VERY SPECIAL. THEY’RE ...

Learn how to sew the adorable Simplicity 9512 baby dress and hat with this easy-to-follow tutorial. Perfect for beginners and ...

IOWA CITY - Students at a sewing class at Iowa City West High School were originally supposed to sew together costumes for the school's theater department. But just before the trimester began, the ...

Nancy Weiland has sewed more than 2,400 dresses and hundreds of shorts for children in Haiti. MADISON TOWNSHIP – When Nancy Weiland sits down at her sewing machine, she thinks about the children in ...

SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio woman has dedicated her life to sewing children’s clothes for charities in need. Kathleen Gamble, 40, created her own non-profit company called, “Too Kute to Sleep In.” “I ...

FAIR HAVEN — A local woman has offered sewing lessons to anyone who will learn to keep young women and girls around the world safe and seen. Dress a Girl Around the World is an initiative started by ...

The Altered Thread opens in Flatbush, offering sewing classes, alterations and creative empowerment for women and children.