Local fashion designer Samilia Pelshak shares easy sewing tips anyone can master, from replacing buttons to fixing seams, making wardrobe repairs simple and cost effective.

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The Fresh Toast - Why sewing is the new skill men are quietly mastering—from outdoor gear fixes to smart wardrobe upgrades.

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Tucked away in an event space in a local library, surrounded by a small but dexterous group of neighbors and volunteers ...

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

People spend their hard-earned money on outdoor flags only to have the hems fray in a short time from weather. If you turn the hem over and restitch on a sewing machine, the edges will not become ...

MANKATO — It was a downturn in farming that led Sarah Breitbarth to seek out sewing as a new occupation. After stepping away ...