My grandmother did not know the Japanese word wabi-sabi, per se, but as a seamstress, she unknowingly embraced the concept. My grandmother was the queen of repairing and making do. Her repairs went ...

This story was originally published on May 22, 2023, and has been updated. When Arounna Khounnoraj was growing up, her mother, a seamstress, made and mended Khounnoraj's clothes. She would try to make ...

Once upon a time, sewing and mending clothes was commonplace — more a given than a unique hobby. At some point in the last few decades, though, it became something of a lost art. Why have people ...

Unlike vintage rock tees, perfectly worn-in jeans, and dresses made of a thousand feathers, darned socks are rarely the subject of fashion fantasies. Darning used to be an essential part of caring for ...

I’ve always been intimidated by sewing. My fine motor skills are lacking, as is my patience for tedious tasks – and I long figured I would never possess this skill. Last month, however, in the hopes ...