Buttons come in two varieties—shanked and unshanked. Shanked buttons have a small protruding stem on the back, whereas unshanked buttons have holes running through them. Which you choose is a question ...

If you're anything like us, you have a pile of cardigans, coats and shirts with missing and loose buttons, that have waited to be mended for far too long now. Or, you have an item (perhaps a vintage ...

Denise Wild from LoveSewing.com, Real Simple’s Stephanie Sisco and Sur La Table’s Joel Gamoran demonstrate easy ways to handle household tasks such as sewing a button, folding and ironing sheets, and ...