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 ...

Each year on this date, National Sewing Machine Day is held to honor an invention that has kept us in stitches for over 150 years. Before the invention of the sewing machine, tailors and sewists ...

Learn how to spin yarn by hand and get quality drop spindle instructions. Start using this tool that’s hardly changed since the Stone Age. I taught myself to spin when I was about 13 years old, using ...

This story was originally published on May 3, 2021, and has been updated. Thinking about taking the leap into making your own clothes? We asked some experts how to get started. You don't need much, ...