Dear Vicki: For Christmas, my dear husband gave me a pair of pinking shears. They were pretty pricey, and he wanted to give me something special. My problem is that I don’t know what they are used for ...

OK, we apologize. Last month trimmer Jerry Glasgow at McFarland Custom Upholstery showed us the way around a commercial sewing machine. Lured by the prospect of one day doing your own upholstery, ...

When you sew, why do you backstitch when you begin and end a seam? Most of you backstitch because someone on your sewing learning path said you should do that to keep your seams from coming apart.