Long before basic sewing needle options evolved as “sharps” or “betweens,” cave-era folks simply threaded bone shard and animal horn with sinew or plant fiber to stitch animal skins into outerwear.

The Altered Thread opens in Flatbush, offering sewing classes, alterations and creative empowerment for women and children.

Although sewing lessons are no longer as widely available in home economics courses, teens and tweens still learn to sew, and in such numbers that those in the craft industry have taken note. Lilya ...

The Altered Thread will offer hands-on sewing classes for adults and children while creating opportunities for women in the ...