The lovely debut from Coolirpa blogger Yang shows how to customize secondhand clothing with creative alterations. A thorough overview of sewing basics explains the applications for various stitches ...

Learning a few basic sewing techniques can offer some real savings for the wallet. Instead of the time and expense of taking clothes to a seamstress for repairs and alterations, or having to discard ...

The subtitle of the new "Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Sewing and Fabric Crafts" is "Basic techniques for sewing, applique, embroidery, quilting, dyeing and printing." And pressing. Don't forget ...