Sewing on a lost button is like doing your taxes – it’s inevitable, it’s a hassle and not doing it makes you look like a delinquent. Nobody looks good with a gaping hole in his dress shirt or a safety ...

Peggy explains the concepts of length, circumference, depth and how to apply them to your patterns. Fitting garments is said to be one of the hardest skills in sewing. Peggy defines fit as when the ...

We're in our ‘fix it’ era! Along with learning how to un-shrink our clothes, fix a broken zipper and clean our suede shoes, we're also improving our sewing skills – and that starts with learning how ...

Sewing a button seems like a simple task, but if you’re not careful, sewing it on without spacing it properly will make your clothes tight and the button difficult to open and close.. Make sure your ...

A: When I was growing up in South Vietnam, my mom’s friend had a clothing alterations business, and I loved watching her sew. One day I asked for some leftover cloth to make clothes for my doll. She ...