Maybe those sewing skills your grandmother had skipped a generation or so, but what happens when you pop a button or your step through the hem in your pants? In my grandma’s era, it was common for ...

Few of us can grab something off the rack and have it fit perfectly, but with a few sewing techniques, the fix can be inexpensive. Try sewing a pocket. Do a hem. No problem, if you've been sewing your ...

SPRINGFIELD — After more than 30 years as a chef and 14 years’ experience in bank management, Lucila “Lucy” Sanchez is pursuing another of her passions by launching Azaleah’s Sewing Academy. Her goal ...

Orders at Ash Street Upholstery are backed up three months, but Barb O’Donnell knows relief will require more than posting a help wanted sign. “I always get people looking for a job and they’ll tell ...

On Tuesday evenings this past spring, Abbey Overmeyer could be found practicing the art of patience. Bent over a sewing machine, the 13-year-old learned the skills necessary to make a pillow as part ...