Small tears and frayed ends are easy repairs, thanks to Nicole Vasbinder’s guide to machine sewing and hand stitching. “Super Stitches Sewing” (Potter Craft/Crown Publishing Group, $19.99) includes 50 ...

Understand everything, including the bobbin, presser foot, and thread guides. All sewing machines differ, but most have basic ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Everyone can benefit from owning a sewing machine and knowing how to sew. It allows you to easily hem new ...

A square is always a rectangle, but a rectangle is not always a square. Similarly, all quilting machines are sewing machines, but not all sewing machines are quilters. The distinction is slight. A ...