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For as long as I can remember, I've been sewing buttons back onto shirts for my dad and three brothers. It used to be easy when we lived in the same house. But as us kids have grown up and moved away, ...
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Upholstery Repair: How to Sew a Ripped Seam

Thread the needle and tie a knot at the end. Prep the rip by doing a back stitch on one side of the open seam, going all the way from one end of the damage to the other. This will prevent the seam ...
Make Do And Mend - Your Guide To Looking After The Clothes You Already Own If you have hand sewing down, and know exactly how to fix up all of those little rips and lost buttons, then it may be time ...
Build a synthesizer in a new way using needle and thread instead of soldering iron and fabric instead of circuit boards. Syntjuntan is an ensemble of female composers, musicians and instrument ...
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — When you think of problem solving skills, you probably don’t think of embroidery or sewing. Well, a grant from a Champaign organization is making sure some schools have the ...
HOUSTON – It never fails that you notice your hem has come undone as your walking out the door. If you don’t know how to sew, you may have to change until you can get your pants fixed. But if you’ve ...
Yes, I used the words "hair extensions," "needle" and "thread" all in one sentence. Some of you master weavers out there may know exactly what I'm talking about, but for the rest of you that don't, ...