Chances are we all have something in our closet or clothing drawers that we simply can’t part with: a warm wool sweater, a concert T-shirt, or a pair of jeans that fit just right. If those pieces ...

There are many benefits to clothing repair. Fixing a hole in your favorite jeans or re-attaching a broken button can extend the life of the piece, which is better for the environment and your wallet.

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 ...