It has happened to the best of us: The shopping disaster day. We drag ourself from shop to shop, searching for that perfect dress and go home empty-handed and frustrated. But what if I told you that ...

Television programmes and YouTube tutorials are inspiring millions of people to make their own clothes First came the home-baking revival, which prompted trays, tins and icing accoutrements to fly off ...

The pastime is not passé, however, as evidenced by brisk independent dressmaking pattern sales, increasing sewing machine sales and millennials’ interest in arts and crafts. Katherine Cristelli looks ...