When I was 16 and newly minted with a South Carolina driver's license, I signed up for my first sewing class. After a few days of sessions, my long-suffering instructor picked up my pillowcase, ...

Jessi Woska’s cozy home studio in Logan Square is located in her former dining room, just off her kitchen. Technicolor pegboards filled with cotton and wool thread spools line the walls, and plants ...

The vintage Lintz & Eckhardt machine, which she sourced from Berlin after an 18-month search, delivers the type of embroidery she loves. Chain stitch embroidery is something not often found in ...

The blanket stitch creates a strong fabric join. Stitching can be a useful way of joining fabrics together to make a product. Stitches can have a practical function. This means that they have a useful ...