Once upon a time, sewing and mending clothes was commonplace — more a given than a unique hobby. At some point in the last few decades, though, it became something of a lost art. Why have people ...

Levi Strauss & Co. has introduced the Levi’s Wear Longer Project, a new initiative designed to equip young people with practical clothing repair and customization skills. Developed in partnership with ...

The Southwest Women's Fiber Arts Collective is offering a free clothing mending program. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to noon on Nov. 15 at the Future Forge Makerspace, 307 E. College Ave.

Favorite shirt got a hole in it? Dress hem coming undone? Broken zipper on your jeans? Organizers of Spokane's first pop-up Mend-It Cafe invite people to "sew it, don't throw it" by bringing clothing ...

The sheer amount of clothes that end up in landfill is shocking, especially when much of it can easily be repaired. Here, Emily Mae Martin, an expert repairer at Toast’s renewal service, explains how ...

Do you remember denim iron-on patches and visible darning? Just a generation or two ago, people mended clothes, and if they couldn't use something, or if a shirt was far too worn for reclaiming, the ...