As I shrugged off set clothing sizes and started making garments that precisely fit my dimensions, the feeling of abnormality and exclusion began to lift I grew up believing that no matter how ...

A love for sewing and designing beautiful garments is just the start when it comes to making money making and selling custom-sewn kid's clothing. Whether you create everyday wear or special occasion ...

Any girl worth her salt would be envious of Azure Messmer’s sewing prowess. She is skilled enough to design her own patterns, and her collection includes numerous skirts, tops and some jeans. If she ...

My New Year's resolution was to get into clothes-making. And, as with all New Year's resolutions, it's taken me until April to actually bother trying. The first stop in my learning journey: Finding ...

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Shelly Figueroa isn't limited to what a handful of big-box retailers, with their racks of fluorescent-lit garments, decide Americans should wear. Instead, the Lake Oswego pattern designer makes ...

Sarah Jo Saunders never has been one to settle for mass-produced clothes off the rack. And thanks to her fashion design skills, she doesn't have to. "I've been sewing since I was a teenager," said the ...

The Sewing History Museum in Wichita offers scholarships for students to take sewing classes.