sewing

Marimekko is an unusual retail concept. It's not built around a product-type such as apparel or housewares, but a common material -- colorfully printed fabric -- for which it and its customers dream up a range of uses. Jackie Kennedy loved Marimekko; can it make a U.S. comeback in our time?

If I tossed every piece of clothing with any sort of rip, stain, tear, or missing button, I would probably spend more on replacing my wardrobe than on a semester's worth of textbooks. While spilling orange soda on a white dress might not happen to everyone, its still good to know how to repair,...

Suddenly, everyone wants to learn to sew, and my sewing machine is no longer an oddity, but an object of lust. Sewing your own clothes may not be cheaper than buying them (always), but each item is a process, an expression of your creative self, and if you have to choose between spending an...

I'm a big fan of any gift for children that might inspire creativity and/or hands-on learning. It's why I would never buy any child a video game or other stupid electronic gadget. I'm also not normally a fan of Barbie but a Barbie sewing machine that's also a great deal is worth of considerationFor...