Sewing News

Beth Worley, who opened the Quilter's Patch 11 years ago with her friend, Rita Day, operates the long-arm quilting machine at the shop in Santa Anna.

Ukranian-born designer Tatyana Merenyuk created Red Doll , a clothing line filled with whimsical, flirty pieces inspired from her childhood days playing dress up.

Do you want to learn how to sew? Or are you having problems with a project you started and want help figuring it out? Maybe you want to start a new project and need suggestions.

November 4, 2009 -- What began as a student project for a young University of Pennsylvania woman from Zimbabwe has become an international effort to help the impoverished people of that country.

Have you ever had problems with your thread breaking, stretching or just plain causing problems when you're trying to machine sew? It's a very common problem, but there are things you can do to make your life a whole lot easier! First, as a general rule, match the fiber content of your fabric to the fiber content of the fabric you're sewing.

As sexist as it sounds, every girl needs to know how to do some basic sewing repairs, like stitching on a button, darning a sock, and a basic straight hem.

Who would have thought a homegrown effort to provide quilts to wounded U.S. troops would have come to this - a plea from an officer at a field hospital in Afghanistan for quilts for his injured soldiers? Sue Nebeker delivered the first of her red, white and blue quilts - hand-stitched for Northwest soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan - five ...

Getting a free sewing machine manual online is the best solution in case you lose or misplace the manual of your sewing machine.

Mariah Contreras has been able to sew "ever since I learned how to walk and talk," the 17-year-old said this week.

County Central High School received some high-quality sewing equipment last week.

This Halloween, the only thing scarier than ghouls, ghosts and goblins is the economic forecast.

"Arts and crafts" conjures up memories of popsicle-stick picture frames and the fugly furniture inside Aunt Barb's double-wide. Kick it up a notch at CityCraft, a new Inwood Village fabric boutique and sewing lounge owned by DIY queen/blogger Callie Works-Leary. The Dallas native turned the strip mall locale into a sanctuary for modern crafters ...

To find a local chapter or group of the American Sewing Guild, visit the Web site at www.asg.org . * The Springdale Free Public Library, 331 School St., Springdale, is offering free classes in sewing and other domestic arts running through next year as part of its series, "Skills Your Grandmother Should Have Taught You." Contact the library at ...

This is a group for moms who like to sew, especially things like purses, aprons, pincushions, household accessories, toys, baby accessories, etc.

Halloween Greetings! Make yours nostalgic! Sewing and Craft Alliance's president, Joyce Perhac suggests thinking outside the box when preparing this Halloween.

Email this Posted Oct 22nd 2009 at 10:30AM by Amber Eden Sewing's come a long way! Isaac Merritt Singer produced his first sewing machine in 1850.

Halloween interest never lulls on the Internet. Costume searches happen year round, but Yahoo! listed the most buzzworthy costumes this year.

Owners of the Sewing Center on N. Federal Highway in Boca Raton have been doing business at their current location for more than 25 years without being robbed.

Sewing might have been a required class once upon a time. Basic sewing class taught the student how to operate a sewing machine and make a simple piece of clothing or accessory, like a purse.

Phyllis Vray wasn't sure what the future held when she left her job to open her own sewing store.