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 ...

The no-cost workshops conducted within Primark stores are designed to impart basic repair and upcycling skills such as hem mending and the addition of buttons or pockets, and they are open to ...

One dusty family photo album in my attic holds black-and-white snapshots of my mother and grandmother darning their socks in the early 1950s. “We used burnt-out light bulbs to hold them while we ...

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 ...

Image courtesy Levi Strauss & Co. The Wear Longer Project provides free resources aimed primarily at students in grades 9 through 12 that are aligned with national K-12 education standards. Schools ...

For a good year or so, I’ve been deliberating over what to do with my favourite pair of shoes. Back in 2017, I stumbled across a buzzy French trainer brand with impressive eco-friendly credentials and ...

Amanda Lee McCarty, sustainability consultant and host of the Clotheshorse podcast, remembers fixing a tear on her Forever 21 shirt with a stapler—just long enough to get through the workday before ...

Cheap fast fashion is readily available at the touch of a button – so most of us are far more likely to buy a new item than to repair an old one. And anyway, would you even know how to mend that ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – TenderLove Community Center is working around the clock to get the homeless population ready for the cold winter weather. TenderLove Board Treasurer Nina Martinez and Board ...

Primark’s free in-store workshop teaches simple mending and upcycling techniques. Credit: Primark Stores Limited. The no-cost workshops conducted within Primark stores are designed to impart basic ...