Designers of high-performance composite components rediscover the art of stitching. Composites increasingly replace metals in aerospace components because they are much lighter. In aerospace, weight ...

Funeka Valashiya started sewing at a young age and now aims to pass on the skill to the next generation. Tsakani – Funeka Valashiya (64) is a seamstress who started a project in Rockville that offers ...

At age 10, Olivia Cunningham already has a gig lined up to design her friend’s wedding dress. But first she needs to learn how to use a sewing machine. Thankfully, Heidi Massingill of Stitch Cleveland ...

Sewing has been an integral part of humanity probably since Adam and Eve wove together the first fig leaf bikinis. Done only by hand for centuries (before machines), stitching together fabric for a ...

Sewing is, apparently, fashionable. Concern for the environment, a backlash against disposable fashion and the credit crunch have suddenly made homecrafts popular again. According to Woolworths, sales ...