From Sewing Student to Successful Skirt Designer

S. Denise Hoyle | June 21, 2008

Frenchie Bunch of Columbia, South Carolina, decided to take a sewing class when her favorite bed linens needed repairing.  Frenchie still has the first skirt she made in that class, it has darts that are backward and upside down.  She ended up liking the class so much that she quit her tennis class to learn [...]

Expand Your Sewing Business – Sew For Plus Sizes

Sarah J. Doyle | June 21, 2008

As plus sizes become more mainstream, and as waistlines expand nationwide, plus-size clothes that are fashionable are getting harder to find.  Recent statistics have indicated that among children and teens ages 6 – 19, about 30 percent are overweight or obese.  These same statistics show that nearly two-thirds of the adult population is categorized as overweight or obese.  [...]