MINNEAPOLIS — Every week at Catholic Charities Higher Ground Residence, volunteer seamstress Karen Martodam sits behind a sewing machine, repairing buttons and patching up coats for people ...

Dakota County community members can help one another fix broken household items this fall in a series of "Fix-It Clinics" starting Sept. 20.

YOU’VE finally found the perfect pair of jeans that fit your thighs and look amazing on the booty – only to then discover the waist is too baggy. This is common a problem millions of ...

"I actually feel really happy buying it 'cause it’s a good price, as opposed to the normal feeling of 'Ugh, I have to spend ...

At Englewood Elementary School in Nash County, learning has taken on a new dimension — through fabric, thread, and the hum of ...

Living without electrical hookups often comes with compromises, but when Jane Hyman and her partner decided to commit to ...

Learn how to make a beautiful, unique handbag or clutch from old fabrics with our easy, step-by-step DIY guide. Read on to know more about it.

On a Wednesday night in July, the normally quiet Glen Park branch of the San Francisco Public Library hummed with the sounds of clacking sewing machines, upbeat music and people chatting. But no ...

Recently, we’ve been working on a lot of DIY handbags on this show. And Ashley has been taking us along on her journey of becoming a bespoke bag designer. So today, we continued perfecting our ...

In early February, executives from YKK, the world’s largest zipper manufacturer, gathered in Kurobe, Japan, for annual budget meetings. Normally, these gatherings leave time for a bit of ...

Wondering if you can sew a zipper? Learn how to fix a separating zipper and save yourself the trouble of sending any more good pants or jackets to the trash. While looking through MOTHER EARTH NEWS ...