In today’s fast-paced world, the idea of mending your own clothes might seem outdated. However, this simple skill offers numerous benefits that go beyond just saving money. Learning how to repair your ...

Do you remember denim iron-on patches and visible darning? Just a generation or two ago, people mended clothes, and if they couldn't use something, or if a shirt was far too worn for reclaiming, the ...

As the world’s second hand clothing market is expected to double to $350 billion by 2027, textile waste still remains a massive problem as much of the West ships off unwanted materials to the global ...

Seattle Seahawks fans, known as the "Twelfth Man," gathered at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Renton Friday to give the team a spirited sendoff. No toxic materials found after Capitol Hill ...

On a balmy summer evening, Sary Gil of Norwalk tediously repairs one of his T-shirts with red thread using decorative stitches that look like rosebuds. You wouldn’t know it, but just three weeks ago, ...

Maybe you’ve got a bundle of clothes taking up space in your closet or drawers, stuck in waiting-to-be-mended limbo. Maybe it’s your favorite sweater from 1987 with moth holes, your grandmother’s ...

Spaces to remake and mend clothes would bring much-needed life back into shopping centers and high streets, a new study says. Efforts to wean people away from fast fashion should go beyond sewing ...

Favorite shirt got a hole in it? Dress hem coming undone? Broken zipper on your jeans? Organizers of Spokane's first pop-up Mend-It Cafe invite people to "sew it, don't throw it" by bringing clothing ...

Tom Anderson hasn’t had a Saturday off in a while, even though his shop, Tom’s Shoe & Tarp Repair, is closed on Saturdays. Anderson and the employees at his longtime business are especially busy in ...