The subtitle of the new “Martha Stewart’s Encyclopedia of Sewing and Fabric Crafts” is “Basic techniques for sewing, applique, embroidery, quilting, dyeing and printing.” And pressing. Don’t forget ...

You've already been turned onto the benefits of using cloth napkins over paper, but what do you do with the napkins that are no longer fit for service? Throwing them out feels, well, just not right.

FORT WORTH, Texas – When 30-year-old Tarrah Zimmerman decided she’d like to make a few outfits for her 2-year-old daughter, Anna, she could hardly sew a napkin. “I thought, ‘What am I doing? I have ...

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, and November is one of my favorite months. Any time spent with food, friends, and a nationally televised parade and dog show is a-okay in my book. And now ...

My house has been paperless for a while with three exceptions: Wipes, Diapers (although we use cloth diapers at home) and toilet paper. Absolutely no money is spent on paper towels, paper napkins or ...

With so many crafty things in Ashley Thompson’s life, she is also a self-taught embroiderer. She shared the radish on a napkin that was her very first attempt at embroidery–and it took hours to ...

Cross-stitching isn’t cross-referenced as a diet aid in ” Martha Stewart’s Encyclopedia of Sewing and Fabric Crafts” (Potter Craft, $35). Yet a trial run of the cross-stitch silhouette tote project ...