It seems we've mastered every part of the car-building process. When our engines wore out, we bought a book and rebuilt them. When the body shop gave us our first estimate, we learned how to paint. We ...

For as long as I can remember, I've been sewing buttons back onto shirts for my dad and three brothers. It used to be easy when we lived in the same house. But as us kids have grown up and moved away, ...

When we brought home an antique White Family Rotary treadle sewing machine from a thrift store last year, I thought it would be just like great-granny’s old Singer I’d used as a child. After we ...

OK, we apologize. Last month trimmer Jerry Glasgow at McFarland Custom Upholstery showed us the way around a commercial sewing machine. Lured by the prospect of one day doing your own upholstery, ...

Rylee Arnold may be a pro on ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ but can she master sewing? In this episode of “Good House/Bad House,” the dancer goes head-to-head with Good Housekeeping Institute's Associate ...

In a quiet living room in Luling, Louisiana, five children huddled around a few donated sewing machines. They were the first ...

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Making your own clothes is a great way to show off your own personal style, and can also be great for your pounds and pennies - and the environment. And you don’t have to invest in a sewing machine ...