In a classroom at the back of the Albany Sewing Machine Center, a small group of people are huddled over sewing machines. Two teachers guide the students, advising they not pull on the fabric, while ...

BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) – Remember the movie “Pretty in Pink”? Girls in the ’80s envied not only Molly Ringwald’s natural pout but her character Andie Walsh’s ability to take an old dress, a pair of ...

In Naples, Allison Mauriello is inspiring young minds at The Sewing Bar by teaching kids the timeless art of sewing. These young creators are crafting everything from dresses and backpacks to ...

QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. - Sewing may be a lost skill nowadays as it was once taught in school, but for those who never learned, a teacher in Queen Creek is ready to bridge the gap. How? She opened a sewing ...

SOUTH SIOUX CITY -- A home-based business is going to put the so-what in sew what. Nancy Jo Morgan has started Nancy Jo's Sewing School, teaching sewing classes to kids who want to learn the art. "I ...

Keiona Cook graduated from North High School in 1999, years after Family and Consumer Sciences — known to many as Home Economics — had been cut from the core curriculum. That meant basics such as ...

Sewing is a skill that comes in handy more often than you think. If you’d like to handle clothing alterations yourself or tackle more DIY projects, pick up a book to help you learn to sew. Books that ...