Six years ago, Renita Yahara was given several large boxes of material from a friend. Yahara, of Elizabethtown, started searching online for a way to use the material that would help others. That’s ...

If you’ve ever had even a small desire to make your little girl a dress, you need to read 11 easiest girl dresses to make for beginners. Even if you have little to no sewing experience, be sure to ...

On a recent sunny Saturday, about 26 women gathered to sew dresses for the Dress a Girl Around the World project, which is part of Hope 4 Women International. This organization, founded in 2006, has a ...

DEVOTED TO THE CAUSE. BUSY BOBBINS AT THE BRIDGEWATER SENIOR CENTER. THE PATTERN BEING SEWN IS SIMPLE. SO WE HAVE THE FABRIC. WE HAVE THE POCKET MATERIAL, ALL THE STRAPS. BUT SO VERY SPECIAL. THEY’RE ...

Sharon Meehan used to teach in an inner-city school. She noticed that a girl at her school was teased about her clothing, which revealed her low-income status. So when the girl was named student of ...

One by one dresses are sewn together at the Casas Adobes Congregational Church. Stitch warlock, Ron McLain says sewing these dresses, "gives little girls all over the world a dress that they may have ...

Learn how to sew a simple, stylish dress in just 15 minutes with this quick and practical sewing tutorial. This video focuses on time-saving cutting techniques, easy stitching steps, and smart ...

Now that I am a grandmother (finally!), I have many opportunities to dream up creative projects for a whole new audience: children. Shopping for little girls’ dresses is so much fun, but it occurred ...

Las Vegas resident Jil Gertz just wants to make a difference in the lives of children. That s why she came up with the idea to hold a sew-a-thon to benefit girls in Africa with the help of her church, ...