Most Read This Week In Sewing

Sewing is the craft of fastening or attaching objects using stitches made with a needle and thread. Sewing is one of the oldest of the textile arts, arising in the Paleolithic era.

Most Read This Week Tagged "Sewing"

The Secret Keeper of Main Street
The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle
The Seamstress of New Orleans
The Dressmakers of London
Claire McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free
The Edge of Summer
The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison
Patchwork: A Sewist's Diary
A Dress of Violet Taffeta
Crossed by Death (Stitches in Crime #1)
Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World
The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes
Quilty as Charged (A Measure Twice Sewing Mystery #2)
Contemporary Patchwork: Techniques in Colour, Surface Design & Sewing
Sewing the Curve: Learn How to Sew Clothes to Boost Your Wardrobe and Your Confidence
A Flag for Juneteenth
Seams Deadly (A Measure Twice Sewing Mystery, #1)
Loved Clothes Last: How the Joy of Rewearing and Repairing Your Clothes Can Be a Revolutionary Act
Make, Sew and Mend: Traditional Techniques to Sustainably Maintain and Refashion Your Clothes
The Little Book of Cottagecore: Traditional Skills for a Simpler Life
Miss Burnham and the Loose Thread
Ultimate Binding and Edge-Finishing Guide for Quilting and Sewing: More Than 16 Different Techniques from Basic to Scalloped, Scrappy to Chenille
1930s Fashion: The Definitive Sourcebook
Embroidering Her Truth: Mary Queen of Scots and the Language of Power
The Winter Dress
The Quilted Home Handbook: A Guide to Developing Your Quilting Skills-Including 15+ Patterns for Items Around Your Home
Zero Waste Patterns: 20 Projects to Sew Your Own Wardrobe
Hanging by a Thread (Sewing Studio Mystery, #2)
The Girl Who Built an Ocean: An Artist, an Argonaut, and the True Story of the World's First Aquarium
Zigzag Rope Sewing Projects: Projects to Make with a Simple Zigzag Stitch
Mystical Stitches: Embroidery for Personal Empowerment and Magical Embellishment
Ahead of the Curve: Learn to Fit and Sew Amazing Clothes for Your Curves
Ultimate Illustrated Guide to Sewing Clothes: A Complete Course on Making Clothing for Fit and Fashion
The Act of Sewing: How to Make and Modify Clothes to Wear Every Day
Urban Quilting: Quilt Patterns for the Modern-Day Home
Patch Work: A Life Amongst Clothes
The Mending Directory: 50 Modern Stitch Patterns for Visible Repairs
Fragmentation and Repair: For Mixed-Media And Textile Artists
Embroidery: A Modern Guide to Botanical Embroidery
Quilting by Hand: Hand-Crafted, Modern Quilts and Accessories for You and Your Home
Me and the Boss: A Story About Mending and Love

Luisa Capetillo
She’s a woman, not only when she’s powdered and wearing lace and ribbons, just like a man doesn’t stop being a man when he learns to cook, mend, sweep and sew.
Luisa Capetillo

I paid $7.00 for my prom gown. The summer before prom, I coveted an upscale boutique's $350.00 window-displayed couture gown, however realistically I knew I could never afford to purchase it. I watched and patiently waited as the dress was repeatedly marked down. The sales clerks told me they were planning to chuck the dress in the dumpster solely because the dress had loose threads in a seam, and no one at the boutique could sew. (What a shame!) Not only could I sew the seam, but also I could c ...more
——Author Lisa Mummy-Wallig, MA, RDN

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