We're in our ‘fix it’ era! Along with learning how to un-shrink our clothes, fix a broken zipper and clean our suede shoes, we're also improving our sewing skills – and that starts with learning how ...

Sewing on a lost button is like doing your taxes – it’s inevitable, it’s a hassle and not doing it makes you look like a delinquent. Nobody looks good with a gaping hole in his dress shirt or a safety ...

Repair Café Whanganui volunteer Pat Livesley wants to teach people how to sew on buttons. To most older people, sewing a button on a garment is a basic skill learned in childhood. But it’s not ...

New Yorkers think they know everything, but they don’t. Grandma does. This generation may know how to Twitter about animated GIF, but can they darn a sock or sew on a patch? Enter Brooklyn-based ...

If your jeans are starting to sag a little and you don't like wearing belts, adding an extra button can make all the difference. Weblog KK* recommends picking up some no-sew buttons for your jeans.