Sewing is a skill that comes in handy more often than you think. If you’d like to handle clothing alterations yourself or tackle more DIY projects, pick up a book to help you learn to sew. Books that ...

Is it really hip to be square? Yes, if the squares are the colorful and patterned pieces of fabric — which could be anything from heirloom gingham to repurposed punk rock T-shirts to cut-up "Star Wars ...

Lucinda Ganderton, photos by Kristin Perers, illus. by Richard Merritt. Chronicle Books, $27.50 (160p) ISBN 978-1-4521-0237-5 Ganderton straddles a line between a pattern book and a love letter to ...

My New Year's resolution was to get into clothes-making. And, as with all New Year's resolutions, it's taken me until April to actually bother trying. The first stop in my learning journey: Finding ...