Hand embroidery is the latest comeback kid among traditional handiwork, but what crafters are doing with needle and thread transcends the alphabet and “Home Sweet Home” samplers of yesteryear. They’re ...

Although it may not be obvious at first, when you think about it, sewing is a lot like woodworking. Both require specialized tools and supplies, not to mention time, patience and hard-won skill. Just ...

Snowed in with your spouse? Overloaded on togetherness? Winter tends to do that to retired couples, especially when the weather precludes getting outdoors for a brisk walk or a trip to the health club ...

Something inside me settles when I walk into the City Sewing Room, on Arsenal. It’s a big, sunny space with tall worktables, industrial sergers, dressmakers’ dummies, and a rainbow wall of fabric, and ...

Every home used to have this vintage-style room that most houses now lack. Fortunately, this useful space is making a ...

Have you ever wanted to learn to sew or make a simple bag? Do you have sewing skills and need a place to use them? If so, Women for Change can help. Women for Change have opened a Sewing Room in the ...

FLORISSANT, Mo. — A community sewing room is taking strength from the fabric of the St. Louis-area community it is located in. Sew Hope is located at 630 North Highway 67 in Florissant. It also has an ...

In March, 2022, former St. Louis alderwoman Kacie Starr Long opened up Sew Hope STL, a community sewing room, in Florissant. The space offers group and individual classes for people to learn sewing, ...