6 March 1923: Not everyone who wants to work in the fashion industry can get into a trade school or the workroom of a dressmaking firm A recent article upon this subject described the two usual ...

Beautiful evening gowns and wedding dresses can be expensive, but learning the art of sewing for oneself can seem equally unattainable.Tatiana Kozorovitskaya believes that this doesn’t need to be the ...

Sewing is a skill that was once taught in home economics classes but has since faded from the curriculum. However, it’s not too late to pick it up! If you’re looking ...

In the current age when many people can't sew a button on a shirt, Dinah Vincent's PhD thesis reveals a not-too-distant era when dressmaking was a defining, even vital, skill for many New Zealand ...