Small tears and frayed ends are easy repairs, thanks to Nicole Vasbinder’s guide to machine sewing and hand stitching. “Super Stitches Sewing” (Potter Craft/Crown Publishing Group, $19.99) includes 50 ...

Looking for a quick fix to save your clothes without splashing out on a tailor? Intimidated to try your hand at sewing for the first time? Fear not! We’re here to help you conquer clothing repairs, ...

When most of us were growing up, there were a handful of basic life skills that just about everybody learned. They were simple, useful abilities, like changing a tire, making a dress from a pattern, ...

Displayed in order from left to right is the Double Herringbone, the Woven Double Herringbone, the Whipped Herringbone, the Laced Herringbone, the Threaded Herringbone, the Looped and Threaded ...

Once upon a time, sewing and mending clothes was commonplace — more a given than a unique hobby. At some point in the last few decades, though, it became something of a lost art. Why have people ...

Guest Maria King demonstrates the ins and outs of creating practical projects with a straight stitch All garments, no matter how difficult, start with a straight stitch. There are a few methods we can ...