Maps printed on silk fabric for pilots during World War II were turned into a dress during the 1940s by a Dutch expat living in Indonesia.
Although there are many traditional designs and motifs for temari, the method for creating them lends itself to infinite interpretations.
Mary Brooks Picken is widely known as the author of influential how-to books for home dressmakers.
Transparent fabrics have long signaled luxury and status. One such textile was Dhaka muslin, an exceptionally fine, woven cotton material made in Bangladesh.
Dedicated to St. Blaise, patron saint of drapers, this stained glass window depicts stages in wool textile production.
Krysten Chambrot writes and reflects on the relationship with her grandmother, Mima. Read more here.
My friend Paula and I set out to create the one sewing tool that would catapult our sewing to couture status: the custom dress form.
One reader tells the story of her self-taught seamstress mother, and how her resourcefulness and ingenuity was a sewing inspiration.
Nothing prepared me for the joy experienced by sewing for my nieces, Lucianne and Audrey, and my nephews, Ian and Domenic.
Growing up, I never sewed with my mum. It seems somewhat odd now, given that we both had a great interest in the craft. It was at school in England…
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