Beautiful evening gowns and wedding dresses can be expensive, but learning the art of sewing for oneself can seem equally unattainable.Tatiana Kozorovitskaya believes that this doesn’t need to be the ...

From wedding gowns to a handmade 1930s evening dress, four women share their families’ tailoring traditions Last year I had something custom made by a local tailor. I was overcome by nostalgia as she ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — A bridal and dressmaking shop in ...

Follow along in this detailed sew with me tutorial as the classic Simplicity 9263 dress comes together step by step. From garment construction to installing a clean invisible zipper, this project ...

A Jordanian woman is drawing on her passion for dressmaking to teach refugee women skills to make them more employable. Until recently, Iraqi woman Nidaa Mustafa knew how to sew a button onto a shirt, ...

Finding the right sewing machine can unlock a trove of creative possibilities. Even for a beginner, if you intend to develop your sewing skills, it pays to buy one that gives you scope to experiment.

THE first time I attempted dressmaking, Laura Ashley fabrics were the height of fashion. So were dungarees. I even made a pair of these for myself, although I drew the line at using a flowery print.

Peta Cripps, of the award-winning Peta C Dressmaking, is partly responsible for the resurgence of sewing in Townsville. “There certainly has been a lot of renewed interest in Townsville to learn ...