Family heirlooms are hard to part with, especially if they've been passed down for generations. On the other hand, some heirlooms are difficult to maintain and may be worth letting go — particularly ...

MARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sew Old Antique and Vintage Sewing Machine Repair is run out of Maggie West’s home in Maryville. In West’s basement, her workspace houses a welded worktable and a collection of ...

This could probably be any of our grandmothers at work. George Grantham Bain Collection [PD], via Wikimedia Commons. In our hackspace, we’ve opened a textile room in the last month. We have high hopes ...

When Cyclone Pam lashed Vanuatu two years ago, aid to the island nation came in all shapes and sizes: food, tents, clothes, and cash. But Caroline Mason saw the need for quilts. "I started seeing it ...

The luxury goods brand Louis Vuitton misled the public by suggesting its expensive leather bags were hand-made, according to the advertising watchdog. Louis Vuitton, part of the LVMH group, ran ...